Mowsley

English

Etymology

From Old English mūs (“mouse”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to mouse +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Proper noun

Mowsley (countable and uncountable, plural Mowsleys)

  1. A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP6489).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English (seemingly rare today).

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Galdikas is the 89582nd most common surname in England, belonging to 7 individuals.

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