Towneley

== English == === Alternative forms === Townley === Etymology === Habitational surname from a minor place near Burnley, in Lancashire, from Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to town +‎ -ley (“lea”). === Proper noun === Towneley (plural Towneleys) A surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Towneley is the 132302nd most common surname in England, belonging to 13 individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Towneley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. Forebears