Cropley

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English cropp ← German Kroppli →
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Meanings

proper nounCropley (plural Cropleys)

plural Cropleys

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. GermanKroppli
  2. Old Englishcropp“swelling, mound”
  3. EnglishCropley

Two possible origins: * English habitational surname from a minor place in Suffolk, from Old English cropp (“swelling, mound”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to crop + -ley (“lea”). * Americanized spelling of Swiss German Kroppli, a variant of Kropf.

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APA

Cropley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cropley

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“Cropley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cropley. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cropley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cropley.

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