Worsley

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Etymology

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From the genitive case of an Old English personal name of uncertain form + lēah (wood clearing, glade).

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Worsley (countable and uncountable, plural Worsleys)

  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9400).
  2. A town in the Shire of Collie, Western Australia.
  3. A short river in Western Australia, after which the town is named.
  4. A hamlet in Clear Hills County, northern Alberta, Canada.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Worsley is the 14030th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2147 individuals. Worsley is most common among White (57.99%) and Black/African American (37.4%) individuals.

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