Wadley
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From either the Old English personal name Wada or wād (“woad”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Proper noun[edit]
Wadley (countable and uncountable, plural Wadleys)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A hamlet in Littleworth parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU3096).
- A town in Randolph County, Alabama, United States.
- A city in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wadley is the 8342nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3968 individuals. Wadley is most common among White (53.88%) and Black/African American (39.29%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wadley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms suffixed with -leigh
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