Housley

English

Alternative forms

• Housely

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in South Yorkshire, from Old English hūs (“house”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to house +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Proper noun

Housley (plural Housleys)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Housley is the 8361^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3960 individuals. Housley is most common among White (80.3%) and Black/African American (13.89%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Housley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 206.

Anagrams

• Housely