Kirkley

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Kirtley

Etymology

From Old Norse kirkja (“church”) + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to church +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Proper noun

Kirkley (countable and uncountable, plural Kirkleys)

1. A village in Ponteland parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1676).
2. A village in Lowestoft parish, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM541916).
3. A habitational surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kirkley is the 13771^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2197 individuals. Kirkley is most common among White (85.48%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kirkley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 310.