Osterley

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Osley

Etymology

From Old English eowestre (“sheep barn”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɒstəli/

Proper noun

Osterley (countable and uncountable, plural Osterleys)

1. An affluent suburb in the historic parish of Isleworth in borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1577).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Osterley is the 62556^th most common surname in England, belonging to 39 individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Osterley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Forebears

Anagrams

• Tyrolese