Ardley

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Eardwulf, which is composed of the elements eard (“homeland; earth”) and wulf (“wolf”), + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .

Proper noun

Ardley (countable and uncountable, plural Ardleys)

1. A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5427).
2. A hamlet in Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ardley is the 128249^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 133 individuals. Ardley is most common among Black/African American (76.69%) and White (18.05%) individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ardley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 52.

Anagrams

• Darley, Radley, dearly, yarled