Woodley

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Woodlee === Etymology === From Old English wudu (“wood”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wood +‎ -ley (“lea”). === Proper noun === Woodley (countable and uncountable, plural Woodleys) A town and civil parish with a town council in Wokingham borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU7673). A suburban area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ938922). An eastern suburb of Romsey, Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3722). A ghost town in the Rural Municipality of Benson, Saskatchewan, Canada. A suburb of Nairobi, Kenya. A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Woodley is the 5026th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6982 individuals. Woodley is most common among Black/African American (46.68%) and White (46.29%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Woodley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.