Lindley

English

Etymology

Two possible origins:

• The places in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire are named with Old English līn (“flax”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), with epenthetic -d-. Equivalent to line +‎ -ley (“lea”).
• The deserted medieval village in Leicestershire is named with Old English lind (“lime tree”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to lind +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Proper noun

Lindley (countable and uncountable, plural Lindleys)

1. A placename:
   1. A deserted medieval village in Higham on the Hill parish, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP374679).
   2. A village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE229764).
   3. A suburb of Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE115185).
   4. A locality in Mid North, South Australia, Australia.
   5. An unincorporated community in Grundy County, Missouri, United States.
   6. A town in Steuben County, New York, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Lindley equation
• Lindley process
• Lindley recursion

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lindley is the 3482^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10260 individuals. Lindley is most common among White (88.52%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lindley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 440.

Anagrams

• eyndill