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.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| CHARLEY of Coventry England |
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| CHARLEY in Birmingham England |
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| Oklahoma Absentee Shawnee: Charley, Little Charley |
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| Updated Info on Patrick Charley |
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| Patrick Charley- LaSalle, IL |
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| James Charley obit | James | 3 |
| Obit for Peter Charley 1872 |
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| mary jane jemima charley born mar 1847 | Kimberly Woosley | 0 |
| George Charley Ancestory | carol cantrell | 4 |
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