Henley

From Old English hēan, weak dative case of hēah (“high”), + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) . Compare Hanley, which shares the same etymology.

Henley (countable and uncountable, plural Henleys)

1. A place name, including:
   1. A town in Oxfordshire, England; see Henley-on-Thames.
   2. A town in Warwickshire, England; see Henley-in-Arden.
   3. A hamlet in Bitterley parish, south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5476). [1]
   4. A village in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1551).
   5. A hamlet in Somerset, England.
   6. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
   7. A settlement in Otago, New Zealand, on the Taieri River. [2]
   8. An unincorporated community in Missouri, United States, derived from the surname.
   9. An unincorporated community in Ohio, United States, derived from the surname.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Henley is the 1717^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 20934 individuals. Henley is most common among White (70.0%) and Black/African American (24.2%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Henley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 163.