Farnley

English

Etymology

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to fern +‎ -ley (“lea”) and doublet of Farley.

Proper noun

Farnley (countable and uncountable, plural Farnleys)

1. A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2532).
2. A village and civil parish of Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2147).
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Farnley and Wortley
• Farnley Tyas

 

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Farnley is the 61553^rd most common surname in England, belonging to 40 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Farnley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 552.
• Forebears

Anagrams

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