Birchley

== English == === Etymology === From a minor place in Merseyside, from Old English birċe (“birch”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to birch +‎ -ley (“lea”). === Proper noun === Birchley (plural Birchleys) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Birchley is the 18690th most common surname in England, belonging to 251 individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Birchley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 163. Forebears