Huxley

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Hucc + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) . The first element could also be husċ (“insult, scorn, mockery”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʌksli/

Proper noun

Huxley (countable and uncountable, plural Huxleys)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village in Hargrave and Huxley parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ510614).
   2. A hamlet in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada, named after Thomas Henry Huxley.
   3. A city in Story County, Iowa, United States.
   4. A city in Shelby County, Texas, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Huxley is the 37691^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 590 individuals. Huxley is most common among White (91.69%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Huxley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 220.