Whaley
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English
Etymology
From Old English wielle (“well, spring”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to well + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Whaley (countable and uncountable, plural Whaleys)
- A village in Bolsover district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK5171).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Whaley is the 1575th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 22833 individuals. Whaley is most common among White (80.79%) and Black/African American (14.7%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whaley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.