Fawley

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Faley

Etymology

From either Old English fealu (“yellow, fallow, dun”) or fealh (“fallow land”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to fallow +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Proper noun

Fawley (countable and uncountable, plural Fawleys)

1. A small village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3981).
2. A small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SU7586).
3. A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4503).
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fawley is the 21660^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1203 individuals. Fawley is most common among White (96.84%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fawley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 557.