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Lindley
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English
Etymology
Two possible origins:
The places in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire are named with en ang līn flax + ang lēah woodland clearing, glade, with epenthetic -d-. Equivalent to en line -leigh -ley en lea.
The deserted medieval village in Leicestershire is named with en ang lind lime tree + ang lēah woodland clearing, glade. Equivalent to en lind -leigh -ley en lea.
Proper noun
~ s
A placename:
en deserted medieval village par/Higham on the Hill co/Leicestershire cc/England OS grid ref SP374679.
en village/and/cpar in co/North Yorkshire cc/England previously in dist/Harrogate OS grid ref SE229764. Parish map (North Yorkshire)
en suburb city/Huddersfield metbor/Kirklees co/West Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref SE115185.
en town p:suf/Free State c/South Africa, named after Daniel Lindley.
en locality distmun:suf/West Rand p:suf/Gauteng c/South Africa.
en locality carea/Mid Murray r:suf/Mid North s/South Australia c/Australia.
en unincorporated community co/Grundy County s/Missouri c/US.
en town co/Steuben County s/New York c/US.
en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Lindley equation Lindley process Lindley recursion Lindleyan
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Lindley is the 3482nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10260 individuals. Lindley is most common among White (88.52%) individuals.
References
Anagrams
en deillny eyndill