Audley

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Aldgȳþ + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .

Proper noun

Audley (countable and uncountable, plural Audleys)

1. A village in Audley Rural parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7950).
2. A locality in Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Audley End
• Audley Rural
• John Audley

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Audley is the 62714^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 319 individuals. Audley is most common among White (95.92%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Audley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 68.