Appley
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See also: appley
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English æppel and leah, meaning "apple-tree clearing". Equivalent to apple + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
[edit]Appley (countable and uncountable, plural Appleys)
- A suburb of Ryde, Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ6092).
- A hamlet in Stawley parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST0721).
- The village of Appley Bridge in Lancashire, England.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Appley is the 81181st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 233 individuals. Appley is most common among White (91.42%) individuals.
References
[edit]- Mills, David (1976) “Directory of Place Names”, in The Place Names of Lancashire, London: Batsford Books, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Appley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 48.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms suffixed with -leigh
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Suburbs in the Isle of Wight, England
- en:Places in the Isle of Wight, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Villages in Somerset, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Places in Somerset, England
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English