Thornley
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English þorn (“thorn, thorny bush”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to thorn + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Thornley (countable and uncountable, plural Thornleys)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3639). [1]
- A village in Wolsingham parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1137).
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Thornley is the 16624th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1725 individuals. Thornley is most common among White (94.14%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thornley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.