Stickley
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English
Etymology
Habitational surname from a minor place in Northumberland, from either Old English stiġel (“stile; sharp point”), sticol (“high, steep, stickle”) or from a personal name Sticca + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to stile + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Stickley (plural Stickleys)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Stickley is the 13944th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2165 individuals. Stickley is most common among White (94.6%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stickley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.