The horsley Surname
horsley Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from any of various places, for example
in Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Northumberland, Staffordshire, and
Surrey, so named from Old English hors ‘horse’ + leah
‘wood’, ‘clearing’. The reference is probably to a place where horses
were put out to pasture. The surname is widespread in north-central
England.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| HORSLEY in Georgia,Alabama,Texas | Marge Duggan | 33 |
| Drussie John & James Horsley KY |
 KAYWIN2
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| Family relationships | George Elbert Horsley | 54 |
| Will/Inventory of Taylor Horsley Greenup Ky 1836 | Scott Wiesman | 20 |
| Descendnats of Robert Russell Horsley, Sr., 1838-1907, York County, SC to Carroll County, GA. |
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| HORSLEY Annie I and Obie J |
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| HORSLEY Norman G 1911-1954 |
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| Hiram Horsley, Sr, ca1809, Carter Co., KY | Beverly Brown Turnmire | 3 |
| Help me find my Horsleys! | Shannon Horsley | 2 |
| HORSLEY Tip A Sr 1895-1967 |
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