Woodley
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Woodlee
Etymology
From Old English wudu (“wood”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wood + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Woodley (countable and uncountable, plural Woodleys)
- A town and civil parish with a town council in Wokingham borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU7673).
- A suburban area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ938922).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Woodley is the 5026th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6982 individuals. Woodley is most common among Black/African American (46.68%) and White (46.29%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Woodley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.