Wormley

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English wyrm (snake) + lēah (woodland clearing, glade). Equivalent to worm or wyrm +‎ -ley (lea).

Proper noun

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Wormley (countable and uncountable, plural Wormleys)

  1. A village in Broxbourne district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL322054).
  2. A village in Witley parish, Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9438).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Wormley is the 21119th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1243 individuals. Wormley is most common among Black/African American (67.34%) and White (25.82%) individuals.

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