Dantley

Dantley Meaning & Origin

About Dantley
The surname Dantley is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Dunn", meaning "dark-colored" or "swarthy", and the Old English word "leah", meaning "wood" or "clearing". Therefore, the surname Dantley can be interpreted to mean "dweller at the dark wood" or "one who lives near the dark clearing".

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Dantley is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Dantley: 131
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 129,825
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Dantley based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TNTL
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D05340
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D AE1 N T L IY0
🌐 IPA
/dantley*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TNTL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D534

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Dantley in Braille

Here's how to represent Dantley in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Dantley in braille

How to sign the name Dantley using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Dantley using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Dantley in sign language

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