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Pilley
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English
Etymology
From en ang pīl pile, post + ang lēah woodland clearing, glade. Equivalent to en pile -leigh -ley en lea.
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en southern suburb town/Cheltenham co/Gloucestershire cc/England OS grid ref SO9519.
en village par/Boldre dist/New Forest co/Hampshire cc/England OS grid ref SZ3298.
en village par/Tankersley bor/Barnsley co/South Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref SE3300.
en countable en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Pilley's Island
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Pilley is the 55121st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 373 individuals. Pilley is most common among White (95.71%) individuals.
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