Godley
English
Etymology
From the Old English byname Gōda + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Proper noun
Godley (countable and uncountable, plural Godleys)
- A suburb of Hyde, Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9695).
- A village in Grundy County and Will County, Illinois, United States.
- A minor city in Johnson County, Texas, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
- Godley Green
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Godley is the 12362nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2515 individuals. Godley is most common among White (63.3%) and Black/African American (32.09%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Godley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 56.