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Staveley
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Stavely
Etymology
From en ang stæf stave + ang lēah woodland clearing, glade. Equivalent to en stave -leigh -ley en lea.
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en village par/Hugill par/Nether Staveley and par/Over Staveley dist/South Lakeland co/Cumbria cc/England OS grid ref SD4698.
en town/and/civil parish with a town council in bor/Chesterfield co/Derbyshire cc/England OS grid ref SK4374. Parish map (Chesterfield)
en village/and/cpar (served by Staveley and Copgrove Parish Council) in bor/Harrogate co/North Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref SE3662.Survey of English Place-Names
en township dist/Ashburton r/Canterbury c/New Zealand, derived from the surname. NZ Topo Map
en countable en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Nether Staveley Over Staveley Staveley-in-Cartmel
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Staveley is the 109258th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 162 individuals. Staveley is most common among White (90.12%) individuals.
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