Barley

barley English Etymology The village in Hertfordshire is from "Beora's ley," from ang *Beora en -leigh -ley clearing, en lea. The former is a personal name from en ang bera bear. The village in Lancashire is from ang bar boar or ang bere barley + ang leah clearing. As an English surname, from the noun en barley. As a south en de - surname, spelling variant of de Behrle, de Beerli, themselves related to the noun en bear. Proper noun ~ s en village co/Hertfordshire cc/England. en village co/Lancashire cc/England. en. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Barley is the 7054th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4744 individuals. Barley is most common among White (74.49%) and Black/African American (18.93%) individuals. Further reading Anagrams en abelry Braley barely bearly bleary en surnames from common nouns