Overley

English

Etymology

From Old English uferra (“higher”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .

Proper noun

Overley (countable and uncountable, plural Overleys)

1. A hamlet in Alrewas parish, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1515).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Overley is the 39486^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 557 individuals. Overley is most common among White (90.31%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Overley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.