Arkley

English

Etymology

From Old English ærc (“ark, wooden chest”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to ark +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Proper noun

Arkley (countable and uncountable, plural Arkleys)

1. A village in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England, historically in Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TQ225955).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Arkley is the 149395^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 110 individuals. Arkley is most common among White (95.45%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Arkley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 55.