Rodley

English

Etymology

From Old English hrēod (“reed”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to reed +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Proper noun

Rodley (countable and uncountable, plural Rodleys)

1. A village in Westbury-on-Severn parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7411).
2. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2236).
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Roadley is the 19942^nd most common surname in England, belonging to 228 individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• droyle, yodler