Ouseley
English
Alternative forms
- Ousley, Owsley
Etymology
Habitational surname from a minor place in Shropshire; the second element is undoubtedly Old English lēah (“clearing, glade”).
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Ouseley is the 46955th most common surname in England, belonging to 61 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ouseley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears
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