Hordley

English

Etymology

Perhaps from Old English hord (hoard, treasure) + lēah (woodland clearing, glade). Equivalent to hoard + -ley (lea).

Proper noun

Hordley (countable and uncountable, plural Hordleys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3830).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Hordley is the 51923rd most common surname in England, belonging to 52 individuals.

Further reading

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