Highley

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Hiley === Etymology === Recorded as Hugelei in the Domesday Book, the village is named with the unattested Old English personal name *Hugga + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) . === Proper noun === Highley (countable and uncountable, plural Highleys) A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7483). A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Highley is the 17572nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1600 individuals. Highley is most common among White (90.25%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Highley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 176.