Morley
English
Etymology
From Old English mor (“moor”) + leah (“wood”). Equivalent to moor + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Morley (countable and uncountable, plural Morleys)
- (uncountable) Any of various places in England:
- A village and civil parish in Erewash district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3943).
- A civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk.
- A market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SD2628).
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
- Morley Smithy
- Morley St Botolph
- Morley St Peter
- Morley's trisector theorem
- Morley triangle
- Swanton Morley
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Morley is the 3275th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11028 individuals. Morley is most common among White (91.24%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Morley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 621.