Pilley
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English
Etymology
From Old English pīl (“pile, post”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to pile + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Pilley (countable and uncountable, plural Pilleys)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A southern suburb of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9519).
- A village in Boldre parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SZ3298).
- A village in Tankersley parish, Barnsley borough, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3300).
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pilley is the 55121st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 373 individuals. Pilley is most common among White (95.71%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pilley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.