Beesley

English

Alternative forms

• Beasley, Beazley, Beesly, Beezley, Besley, Biesley

Etymology

Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Old English beos (“bentgrass”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .

Proper noun

Beesley (plural Beesleys)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Beesley is the 10790^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2956 individuals. Beesley is most common among White (93.4%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beesley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 126.