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Horsley
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English
Etymology
From en ang hors horse + ang lēah woodland clearing, glade. Equivalent to en horse -leigh -ley en lea.
Proper noun
~ s
A placename:
en village/and/cpar in dist/Amber Valley co/Derbyshire cc/England OS grid ref SK380444. Parish map (Derbyshire)
en village/and/civil parish in dist/Stroud co/Gloucestershire cc/England OS grid ref ST830980. Parish map (Gloucestershire)
en village/and/civil parish in co/Northumberland cc/England OS grid ref NZ095665. Parish map (Northumberland)
en small settlement par/Rochester co/Northumberland OS grid ref NY8496. OS: Rochester, Northumberland
en suburb city/Wollongong s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Horsley Park East Horsley Horsley Cross West Horsley
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Horsley is the 5306th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6565 individuals. Horsley is most common among White (79.91%) and Black/African American (15.05%) individuals.
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Anagrams
en ehlorsy Horsely Shorley holyers horsely