Walkley
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the unattested Old English personal name *Walca + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Proper noun[edit]
Walkley (countable and uncountable, plural Walkleys)
- A suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3388).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Walkely is the 40082nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 547 individuals. Walkley is most common among White (95.8%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Walkley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.