Ardley
English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Eardwulf, which is composed of the elements eard (“homeland; earth”) and wulf (“wolf”), + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Proper noun
Ardley (countable and uncountable, plural Ardleys)
- A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5427). [1]
- A hamlet in Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ardley is the 128249th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 133 individuals. Ardley is most common among Black/African American (76.69%) and White (18.05%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ardley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 52.
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