Highley

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Recorded as Hugelei in the Domesday Book, the village is named with the unattested Old English personal name *Hugga + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .

Proper noun

Highley (countable and uncountable, plural Highleys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7483). [1]
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Highley is the 17572nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1600 individuals. Highley is most common among White (90.25%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Shropshire)
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