Blakeley

 

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Blakeley

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• (surname): Blackley, Blakely

Habitational surname from several minor places in England, from Old English blæc (“black”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”). Equivalent to black +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Blakeley (countable and uncountable, plural Blakeleys)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. A ghost town in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.
3. A hamlet in Erie County, New York, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Blakeley is the 10951^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2907 individuals. Blakeley is most common among White (86.96%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Blakeley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 169.

• Bleakley, bellyake