Swartley

English

Etymology

From Old English sweart (“black”) + lēah (“meadow, woodland clearing”). Compare Whitley.

Proper noun

Swartley (plural Swartleys)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Swartley is the 35945^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 624 individuals. Swartley is most common among White (97.6%) individuals.

Further reading

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