Keighley
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Keathley, Keatley, Keithley, Keithly, Kightley, Kightly
Etymology
Recorded as Chichelai in the Domesday Book, the town is named with the Old English personal name Cyhha + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Keighley (countable and uncountable, plural Keighleys)
- A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0641).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Keighley is the 77012th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 249 individuals. Keighley is most common among White (94.78%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Keighley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 289.