Wortley

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English wyrt (plant, vegetable) + lēah (wood clearing, glade). Equivalent to wort +‎ -ley (lea).

Proper noun

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Wortley (countable and uncountable, plural Wortleys)

  1. An inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2732).
  2. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3099). [1]
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Wortley is the 44034th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 489 individuals. Wortley is most common among White (95.91%) individuals.

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