The staley Surname
staley Name Meaning and History
- English: byname from Middle English staley ‘resolute’, ‘reliable’, a reduced form of Stallard.
- Belgian French: from Old French estalee ‘fish trap’, hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman, or topographic name for someone who lived near where fish traps were set.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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 JPauley9909
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| Staley & Stehli family in Frederick County, Maryland |
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| Austin Staley | Linda Baker | 7 |
| John Staley d. 1932 MO | Sheryl Franklin Morgan | 6 |
| Magnolia "Maggie" STALEY |
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| Virginia Staley Wittman |
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| George Staley 1758 |
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| Caroline Staley |
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PaulaBennear
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| Victor Staley |
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