Boxley

From Old English box (“box-tree”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to box +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Boxley (countable and uncountable, plural Boxleys)

1. A village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7758). [1]
2. An unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Boxley is the 19559^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1380 individuals. Boxley is most common among Black/African American (61.67%) and White (31.38%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Boxley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 209.