The oley Surname
oley Name Meaning and History
German (Öley): occupational name for an oil merchant,
from Middle High German oleier ‘oil miller’ (i.e. someone who
extracted olive oil from olives), or from öl ‘oil’ +
hey ‘administrator’, ‘ranger’. Compare Ohler.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Mary E. OLEY, South Shields, Durham, UK | Julie | 2 |
| Looking for some family history. | Scott Oley | 22 |
| Oley, Katherine Alice | Layton W. Vick | 0 |
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| contacted family member! | julia oley | 1 |
| Melvin O. Oley - 1909 death notice | k | 0 |
| contacted family member! | julia oley | 0 |
| looking for Oley's in Arkansas, New Mexico | Kelly | 0 |
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