Pilley

English

Etymology

From Old English pīl (“pile, post”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to pile +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Proper noun

Pilley (countable and uncountable, plural Pilleys)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A southern suburb of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9519).
   2. A village in Boldre parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SZ3298).
   3. A village in Tankersley parish, Barnsley borough, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3300).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Pilley's Island

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pilley is the 55121^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 373 individuals. Pilley is most common among White (95.71%) individuals.

Further reading

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