Weekley

English

Etymology

From Old English wīċ (“village, settlement”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wick +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Proper noun

Weekley (countable and uncountable, plural Weekleys)

1. A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8880).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Weekley is the 8139^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4072 individuals. Weekley is most common among White (89.12%) individuals.

Further reading

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