Weekley
English
Etymology
From Old English wīċ (“village, settlement”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wick + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Weekley (countable and uncountable, plural Weekleys)
- A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8880).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Weekley is the 8139th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4072 individuals. Weekley is most common among White (89.12%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Weekley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.