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. 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.

Further reading

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