Birley

English

Etymology

From Old English būr (“chamber, room”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to bower +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Proper noun

Birley (countable and uncountable, plural Birleys)

1. A small village in Birley with Upper Hill parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4553).
2. A suburb and ward of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK403398).
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Birley with Upper Hill

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Birley is the 110286^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 160 individuals. Birley is most common among White (93.13%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Birley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 163.