Highley

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Recorded as Hugelei in the Domesday Book, the village is named with the unattested Old English personal name *Hugga + lēah (woodland clearing, glade) .

Proper noun[edit]

Highley (countable and uncountable, plural Highleys)

  1. A village and civil parish of Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7483).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Highley is the 17572nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1600 individuals. Highley is most common among White (90.25%) individuals.

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