Bordley

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Boardley

Etymology

From Old English bord (“board”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to board +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Proper noun

Bordley (countable and uncountable, plural Bordleys)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village in Hetton-cum-Bordley parish, Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9464).
   2. An unincorporated community in Union County, Kentucky, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Hetton-cum-Bordley

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bordley is the 39607^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 555 individuals. Bordley is most common among Black/African American (71.53%) and White (22.88%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bordley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 195.