Borley
English
Etymology
Traditionally derived from Old English bār (“boar”) + lēah (“woodland; meadow”).
Proper noun
Borley (countable and uncountable, plural Borleys)
- A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Braintree district, Essex, England, near Sudbury, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8443).
- A habitational surname, from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Borley is the 82908th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 227 individuals. Borley is most common among White (94.71%) individuals.
Further reading
- “Borley”, in Hanks, Patrick, editor, Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, 2003, →ISBN