Betley
English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name *Betta + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Proper noun
Betley (countable and uncountable, plural Betleys)
- A village and civil parish (served by Betley, Balterley and Wrinehill Parish Council) in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7548). [1]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Betley is the 37341st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 597 individuals. Betley is most common among White (96.31%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Betley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 151.