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Kirkley
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Kirtley
Etymology
From en non kirkja church + en ang lēah woodland clearing, glade. Equivalent to en church -leigh -ley en lea.
Proper noun
~ s
en village par/Ponteland co/Northumberland cc/England OS grid ref NZ1676.
en southern suburb town/Lowestoft co/Suffolk cc/England OS grid ref TM541916. Ward map (Lowestoft)
en habitational.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Kirkley is the 13771st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2197 individuals. Kirkley is most common among White (85.48%) individuals.
References
en surnames from Old Norse surnames from Old English