Olney
English
Etymology
From the dative form of the Old English personal name *Olla + īeġ (“island”).
Proper noun
Olney (countable and uncountable, plural Olneys)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A market town and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8851). [1]
- A place in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Pickens County, Alabama.
- A city, the county seat of Richland County, Illinois.
- A township in Richland County, Illinois.
- A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland.
- A township in Nobles County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri.
- A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Flathead County, Montana.
- An unincorporated community in Coal County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon.
- A neighbourhood in northern Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- A city in Young County, Texas.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
- Olney's bulrush
- Olney's lesions
- Olney's three-square bulrush
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Olney is the 9932nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3248 individuals. Olney is most common among White (80.04%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Olney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.