Olney
English
editEtymology
editFrom the dative form of the Old English personal name Olla īeġ (“island”).
Proper noun
editOlney (countable and uncountable, plural Olneys)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A market town in Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8851).
- A place in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Pickens County, Alabama.
- A city, the county seat of Richland County, Illinois.
- A census-designated place and unincorporated area of Montgomery County, Maryland.
- An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri.
- A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Flathead County, Montana.
- An unincorporated community in Coal County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon.
- A neighbourhood in northern Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- A city in Young County, Texas.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Olney is the 9932nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3248 individuals. Olney is most common among White (80.04%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Olney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
editCategories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Towns in Buckinghamshire, England
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- en:Unincorporated communities in Alabama, USA
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- en:Cities in Illinois, USA
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- en:Census-designated places in Maryland, USA
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- en:Unincorporated communities in Missouri, USA
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- en:Census-designated places in Montana, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Montana, USA
- en:Places in Montana, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma, USA
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- en:Unincorporated communities in Oregon, USA
- en:Places in Oregon, USA
- en:Neighborhoods in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Places in Philadelphia
- en:Places in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Cities in Texas, USA
- en:Places in Texas, USA
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English