Woodley

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Woodlee

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Woodley (countable and uncountable, plural Woodleys)

1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Wokingham borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU7673).
2. A suburban area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ938922).
3. An eastern suburb of Romsey, Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3722).
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Woodley is the 5026^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6982 individuals. Woodley is most common among Black/African American (46.68%) and White (46.29%) individuals.

References

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