Boxley
English
Etymology
From Old English box (“box-tree”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to box + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Boxley (countable and uncountable, plural Boxleys)
- A village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7758). [1]
- An unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Boxley is the 19559th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1380 individuals. Boxley is most common among Black/African American (61.67%) and White (31.38%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Boxley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 209.
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