Osterley
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Osley
Etymology
From Old English eowestre (“sheep barn”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒstəli/
Proper noun
Osterley (countable and uncountable, plural Osterleys)
- An affluent suburb in the historic parish of Isleworth in borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1577).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Osterley is the 62556th most common surname in England, belonging to 39 individuals.
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Osterley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears
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