Hanley

English

Etymology

From Old English hēan, weak dative case of hēah (“high”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) . Compare Henley, which shares the same etymology.

Proper noun

Hanley (countable and uncountable, plural Hanleys)

1. A town in Staffordshire, England, one of the Potteries (OS grid ref SJ880480).
2. A civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO668659).
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Hanley Hills

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hanley is the 1864^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19240 individuals. Hanley is most common among White (87.99%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hanley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 125.

Anagrams

• Haylen