The charley Surname

charley Name Meaning and History

English: habitational name from Charley in Leicestershire, named with Celtic carn ‘cairn’, ‘pile of stones’ + Old English leah ‘woodland clearing’.
French (Burgundy): from a pet form of Charles.

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The charley name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the charley family name as far back in history as possible.

charley Family Facts

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Distribution of charley Families in the US in 1920

Number of charley families

20-38

7-19

1-6

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Patrick Charley- LaSalle, IL	MEB728	2
charley	James	0
James Charley obit	James	3
Harry Chorley 1850 to 1950 England	SweetThing2U121363	0
Obit for Peter Charley 1872	LindaF03131	0
CHARLEY in Birmingham England	emhartmic	0
mary jane jemima charley born mar 1847	Kimberly Woosley	0
Oklahoma Absentee Shawnee: Charley, Little Charley	S_Charley	0
George Charley Ancestory	carol cantrell	4
Irish Ancestors: CHARLEY, DYER, DAVERN	Eileen C Bower	6

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