Staveley
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Stavely
Etymology
From Old English stæf (“stave”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to stave + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Staveley (countable and uncountable, plural Staveleys)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village in Hugill parish, Nether Staveley parish and Over Staveley parish, South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD4698).
- A town and civil parish with a town council in Chesterfield borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4374). [1]
- A village and civil parish (served by Staveley and Copgrove Parish Council) in Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3662).[2]
- A township in Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand, derived from the surname. [3]
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Staveley is the 109258th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 162 individuals. Staveley is most common among White (90.12%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Staveley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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