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There are approximately 4,836 people named Henley in the UK. That makes it the 2,164th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 77 are named Henley.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Henley surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) From a market-town in Oxfordshire, also a town in Warwickshire, England. From Hen, old, and ley, a field or common.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

HENLEY. Towns and places in cos. Warwick, Suffolk, Hants, and Oxford.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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