The schley Surname
schley Name Meaning and History
- from Middle Low German slic ‘tench’, a nickname for someone thought to resemble a tench or a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or seller of these fish.
- possibly a topographic name for someone living by the Schlei river.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Search for schley records
More resources for your schley family history
Schley message board
Threads: 54 - Messages: 184
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Robert Montford Schley. | Jane S.Chase | 4 |
| Leonard Schley of Alabama | David Perrine | 1 |
| Maud Schley Sellers, born in 1885 in Alabama |
 powerfulpuffin
| 0 |
| Jacob Hiram Schley (1854 - 1934) |
powerfulpuffin
| 1 |
| SCHLEY families (2) in Theresa, Dodge Co, Wisconsin 1880 |
lweber68
| 2 |
| Schley + Macheel |
FarkenSchleyPommern
| 4 |
| Searching for Jürgen Friedrich Schley and Marie Dewitzen |
anneschley
| 1 |
| William Cook Schley of Richmond Co Va |
oclarke11
| 0 |
| Schley pictures |
dneemeister
| 2 |
| Julius Schley | C. (Schley) Shipton | 3 |
Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?
A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.
Begin your family tree with your name:
The schley name in History
A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the schley family name as far back in history as possible.
Member Connections
- Anonymously contact one of the Ancestry members researching the schley last name.
- Search for Ancestry members researching one of your specific ancestors.
- Create or update your own Ancestry member profile so that other members can anonymously contact you.
More Tools and Resources
- Search Ancestry.com for all of your schley ancestors.
- Create and publish your own family history book using Ancestry Press.
- Learn more about your family history using DNA Ancestry.
- Learn more about family history in the Ancestry Learning Center.
- Visit the Ancestry.com homepage.