The salley Surname

salley Name Meaning and History

Possibly from the French personal name Charlet or Sarlet, pet forms of Charles.
Alternatively a nickname based on French sale ‘dirty’.
Variant of Sally.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The salley name in History

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

salley Family Facts

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Distribution of salley Families in the US in 1920

Number of salley families

71-139

24-70

1-23

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Our family history	GeoAnneS	91
Anna Salley	KarenWhite524	2
Eastern Kentucky Salley Families	DrBillRice	0
Salley-Sallee Surname	Dr. Bill Rice	11
The Salley Clan Origin	Salleys_1	3
Charlie and Hanson Salley	philipcartledge	4
Salley Family History NC-Ark	Applepie4U	11
Salley in Orangeburg,S.C.	JOSEPH	36
Salley Family in Australia	Gail	3
Salley (Sailley)	dlynch5654	18

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