Henley

See also: henley

English

Etymology

From Old English hēan, weak dative case of hēah (“high”), + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) . Compare Hanley, which shares the same etymology.

Proper noun

Henley (countable and uncountable, plural Henleys)

1. A place name, including:
   1. A town in Oxfordshire, England; see Henley-on-Thames.
   2. A town in Warwickshire, England; see Henley-in-Arden.
   3. A hamlet in Bitterley parish, south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5476).
   4. A village in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1551).
   5. A hamlet in Somerset, England.
   6. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
   7. A settlement in Otago, New Zealand, on the Taieri River.
   8. An unincorporated community in Missouri, United States, derived from the surname.
   9. An unincorporated community in Ohio, United States, derived from the surname.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Henley Cay
• Henley-in-Arden
• Henley-on-Thames

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Henley is the 1717^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 20934 individuals. Henley is most common among White (70.0%) and Black/African American (24.2%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Henley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 163.