Rodley
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English
Etymology
From Old English hrēod (“reed”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to reed + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Rodley (countable and uncountable, plural Rodleys)
- A village in Westbury-on-Severn parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7411).
- A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2236).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Roadley is the 19942nd most common surname in England, belonging to 228 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rodley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.