Horsley

== English == === Etymology === From Old English hors (“horse”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to horse +‎ -ley (“lea”). === Proper noun === Horsley (countable and uncountable, plural Horsleys) A placename: A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK380444). A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST830980). A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ095665). A small settlement in Rochester parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NY8496). A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Horsley is the 5306th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6565 individuals. Horsley is most common among White (79.91%) and Black/African American (15.05%) individuals. === References === === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Horsley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 203. === Anagrams === Horsely, Shorley, holyers, horsely