The bagley Surname
bagley Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from any of the places so called, mainly
in Berkshire, Shropshire, Somerset, and West Yorkshire. These get
their names either from the Old English personal name Bacga +
Old English leah ‘woodland clearing’ or from an unattested
Old English word, bagga, for a ‘bag-shaped’ animal (probably
the badger) + leah.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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