Staveley

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Stavely

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Staveley (countable and uncountable, plural Staveleys)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village in Hugill parish, Nether Staveley parish and Over Staveley parish, South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD4698).
   2. A town and civil parish with a town council in Chesterfield borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4374).
   3. A village and civil parish (served by Staveley and Copgrove Parish Council) in Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3662).
   4. A township in Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand, derived from the surname.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Nether Staveley
• Over Staveley
• Staveley-in-Cartmel

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Staveley is the 109258^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 162 individuals. Staveley is most common among White (90.12%) individuals.

Further reading

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