Exley

== English == === Alternative forms === Axley === Etymology === Habitational surname from a place in West Yorkshire, from Cumbric *eglēs (“church”) (also found in Eccles) + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing”). === Proper noun === Exley (countable and uncountable, plural Exleys) A surname from Old English. A small suburb south of Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0922). ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Exley is the 19896th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1350 individuals. Exley is most common among White (94.44%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Exley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 542.