Padley
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English
Etymology
From either the Old English personal name Padda or padde (“toad”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ædli
Proper noun
Padley (countable and uncountable, plural Padleys)
- A hamlet in Grindleford parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2478).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Padley is the 57234th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 356 individuals. Padley is most common among White (95.79%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Padley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.