Leftley
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place, from the Old English personal name Leotate + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Proper noun[edit]
Leftley (plural Leftleys)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Leftley is the 14941st most common surname in England, belonging to 350 individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Leftley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 415.