Gateley

== English == === Etymology === From Old English gāt (“goat”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to goat +‎ -ley (“lea”). Compare Shipley (literally “sheep lea”). === Proper noun === Gateley (countable and uncountable, plural Gateleys) A small village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9624). A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Gateley is the 36426th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 614 individuals. Gateley is most common among White (93.65%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gateley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 20.