Martley
English
Etymology
From Old English mearþ (“marten”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Proper noun
Martley (countable and uncountable, plural Martleys)
- A village and civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7559). [1]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Martley is the 147856th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 151 individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Martley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
- Forebears