Willey
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See also: willey
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English welig (“willow”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to willow + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun[edit]
Willey (countable and uncountable, plural Willeys)
- A civil parish in Herefordshire, England.
- A village in Barrow parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO672991).
- A village and civil parish in Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP495848).
- A city in Carroll County, Iowa, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Willey is the 2759th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13067 individuals. Willey is most common among White (94.07%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Willey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms suffixed with -leigh
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Herefordshire, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Villages in Shropshire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Places in Shropshire, England
- en:Villages in Warwickshire, England
- en:Places in Warwickshire, England
- en:Cities in Iowa, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in Iowa, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English