Paisley

paisley English Etymology From en gd Pàislig pasture. Despite occasional respellings such as en Paisleigh, this word does not etymologically contain the suffix en -ley/en -leigh. Pronunciation en /ˈpeɪzli/ Proper noun ~ s en town/administrative centre carea/Renfrewshire cc/Scotland OS grid ref NS4863. en locality r/Murray Mallee region s/South Australia. en unincorporated community/and/village co/Bruce County p/Ontario c/Canada. en census-designated place co/Lake County s/Florida c/USA. en small city co/Lake County s/Oregon c/USA. en unincorporated community co/Greene County s/Pennsylvania c/USA. en habitational Scottish Gaelic. en unisex the surname. Derived terms en Paisleyism Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Paisley is the 10721st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2980 individuals. Paisley is most common among White (83.39%) and Black/African American (11.71%) individuals. Further reading