# Exley

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #99,242

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old English.

## Etymology
Habitational surname from a place in West Yorkshire, from Cumbric *eglēs (“church”) (also found in Eccles) + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/exley