Oxley

English + River Etymology From en ang oxa ox + ang lēah woodland clearing. Equivalent to en ox -leigh -ley en lea. Proper noun ~ s en suburb city/Wolverhampton co/West Midlands cc/England OS grid ref SJ9101. en community town:pref/Essex co/Essex County p/Ontario c/Canada. en number of places c/Australia, most of which are named after John Oxley: en suburb city/Canberra terr/Australian Capital Territory. en locality in the carea/Balranald south-western s/New South Wales c/Australia. en locality in the carea/Warren northern s/New South Wales c/Australia. en river in the Northern Rivers region of s/New South Wales a tributary of the riv/Tweed. en suburb city/Brisbane s/Queensland, south-west of the city centre. en town rural city:Pref/Wangaratta s/Victoria. en habitational Old English. Derived terms en Oxley Flats Oxley Island Oxley Park Oxley Vale Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Oxley is the 7694th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4315 individuals. Oxley is most common among White (87.25%) individuals. Further reading