Finkley
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English finċ (“finch”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to finch + -ley (“lea”). Identical to Finchley.
Proper noun[edit]
Finkley (countable and uncountable, plural Finkleys)
- A hamlet in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU387234).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Finkley is the 37229th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 599 individuals. Finkley is most common among Black/African American (79.8%) and White (14.02%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Finkley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 575.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms suffixed with -leigh
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in Hampshire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Places in Hampshire, England
- en:Places in England
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English