Betley

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Betley (countable and uncountable, plural Betleys)

1. A village and civil parish (served by Betley, Balterley and Wrinehill Parish Council) in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7548).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Betley is the 37341^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 597 individuals. Betley is most common among White (96.31%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Betley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 151.

Anagrams

• beetly