The axley Surname
axley Name Meaning and History
- English: probably a variant of Exley or Oxley.
- Americanized spelling of German Echsle or Öchsle, from a diminutive of Middle High German ohse ‘ox’, applied as a nickname for someone dealing with oxen (especially a plowman), or a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of an ox.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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