Plumley

English

Etymology

From Old English plūme (“plum”) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”). Equivalent to plum +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Proper noun

Plumley (countable and uncountable, plural Plumleys)

1. A village and civil parish (served by Plumley with Toft and Bexton Parish Council) in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7175).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Plumley is the 7880^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4200 individuals. Plumley is most common among White (94.69%) individuals.

Further reading

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