Whitley

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to white +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Whitley (countable and uncountable, plural Whitleys)

1. A suburb of Reading, Berkshire, England.
2. A village in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England.
3. A hamlet in Ecclesfield parish, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3494).
4. A village in Wiltshire, England.
5. A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Whitley is the 1313^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 26732 individuals. Whitley is most common among White (72.22%) and Black/African American (22.85%) individuals.

• Witley

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whitley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• Whitely, whitely