Nunley
English
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Etymology
[edit]Habitational surname from a minor place in Wroxall, Warwickshire, from Old English nunne (“nun, priestess”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to nun + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
[edit]Nunley (plural Nunleys)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Nunley is the 3936th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9046 individuals. Nunley is most common among White (76.11%) and Black/African American (17.91%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nunley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 683.