Keighley

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Keathley, Keatley, Keithley, Keithly, Kightley, Kightly === Etymology === Recorded as Middle English Chichelai in the Domesday Book, the town is named with the Old English personal name *Cyhha + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) . === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkiːθli/ === Proper noun === Keighley (countable and uncountable, plural Keighleys) A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0641). A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Keighley is the 77012th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 249 individuals. Keighley is most common among White (94.78%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Keighley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 289.