Westley

English

Etymology

From Old English west + lēah (“westerly wood or clearing”); in Suffolk recorded as Westlea in 1086 (DB).

Proper noun

Westley (countable and uncountable, plural Westleys)

1. A census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California, United States.
2. A hamlet in Sparsholt parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4231).
3. A hamlet in Westbury parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3606).
4. A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, west of Bury St Edmunds, and previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8264).
5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Westley Bottom
• Westley Waterless

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Westley is the 14076^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2137 individuals. Westley is most common among White (53.25%) and Black/African American (40.85%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• sweetly