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Huxley
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English
Etymology
From the en ang - personal name ang *Hucc + en -s- + ang lēah woodland clearing, glade en terms suffixed with -leigh. The first element could also be ang husc insult, scorn, mockery.
Pronunciation
en /ˈhʌksli/
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en village par/Hargrave and Huxley uauth/Cheshire West and Chester co/Cheshire cc/England OS grid ref SJ510614.
en hamlet co/Kneehill County p/Alberta c/Canada, named after Thomas Henry Huxley.
en city co/Story County s/Iowa c/US.
en city co/Shelby County s/Texas c/US.
en countable en habitational Old English.
en male surnames.
Derived terms
en Huxleyan
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Huxley is the 37691st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 590 individuals. Huxley is most common among White (91.69%) individuals.
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