The chandley Surname
chandley Name Meaning and History
- English (Lancashire and Cheshire): unexplained; perhaps a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, or an altered form of Chandler.
- Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Schändle, either a variant of Schandel, a metonymic occupational name for a candle maker, from Middle High German schandel (from French chandelle ‘candle’), or a derogatory nickname for an evil-doer, from a diminutive of Middle High German schande ‘shame’, ‘disgrace’, ‘ignominy’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Need Help Please |
 BETHC15
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| Henry Chandley |
yaablett
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| Margaret Elma CHANDLEY, Charles Francis OPPERMANN |
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| Nancy Jane Chandley | Dorothy Tipton | 7 |
| M. A. Chandley Civil War booklet |
slag1861
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| Chandley/Caps in Madison Co., NC 1870s prior | Lisa Binkley Chandley | 2 |
| John Hugh Chandley | Teresa Chandley Peavler | 7 |
| CHANDLEY/CRAIN |
pegomyheart
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| Horace Chandley/kate copps or capps in Marshall nc | Dawn Chandley | 1 |
| any known relatives | gillian williams | 0 |
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