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Highley
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Hiley
Etymology
Recorded as Hugelei in the Domesday Book, the village is named with the unattested en ang - personal name ang *Hugga + ang lēah woodland clearing, glade en terms suffixed with -leigh.
Proper noun
~ s
en village/and/cpar in co/Shropshire cc/England OS grid ref SO7483. Parish map (Shropshire)
en habitational Old English.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Highley is the 17572nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1600 individuals. Highley is most common among White (90.25%) individuals.
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