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Fawley
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Faley
Etymology
From either en ang fealu yellow, fallow, dun or ang fealh fallow land + ang lēah woodland clearing, glade. Equivalent to en fallow -leigh -ley en lea.
Proper noun
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en small village/and/cpar in dist/West Berkshire co/Berkshire cc/England OS grid ref SU3981. Parish map (Berkshire)
en small village/and/cpar in co/Buckinghamshire cc/England previously in dist/Wycombe OS grid ref SU7586. Parish map (Buckinghamshire)
en village/and/cpar in dist/New Forest co/Hampshire cc/England OS grid ref SU4503. Parish map (Hampshire)
en habitational Old English.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Fawley is the 21660th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1203 individuals. Fawley is most common among White (96.84%) individuals.
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