Woodley

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English wudu (wood) + lēah (woodland clearing, glade). Equivalent to wood +‎ -ley (lea).

Proper noun

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Woodley (countable and uncountable, plural Woodleys)

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Wokingham borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU7673).
  2. A suburban area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ938922).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Woodley is the 5026th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6982 individuals. Woodley is most common among Black/African American (46.68%) and White (46.29%) individuals.

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