Wakeley
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Wakely
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Waca + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Proper noun
Wakeley (countable and uncountable, plural Wakeleys)
- A hamlet in Westmill parish, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3426).
- A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wakeley is the 27392nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 881 individuals. Wakeley is most common among White (92.96%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wakeley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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