Matley

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Matta + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .

Proper noun

Matley (countable and uncountable, plural Matleys)

1. A hamlet in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9796).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Matley is the 66754^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 296 individuals. Matley is most common among White (88.18%) individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Matley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 533.