Gateley

English

Etymology

From Old English gāt (“goat”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to goat +‎ -ley (“lea”). Compare Shipley (literally “sheep lea”).

Proper noun

Gateley (countable and uncountable, plural Gateleys)

1. A small village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9624).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gateley is the 36426^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 614 individuals. Gateley is most common among White (93.65%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gateley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 20.