Sedgley
English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Seċġ, a byname from seċġ (“man, hero”), + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Proper noun
Sedgley (countable and uncountable, plural Sedgleys)
- A suburban town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9193).
- A habitational surname, from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sedgley is the 95115th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 192 individuals. Sedgley is most common among White (97.4%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sedgley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN