Salley Family History
Salley Name Meaning
Americanized form of Swiss German Sahli . Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Soilligh ‘son of Soilleach’ a personal name possibly based on soilghe ‘ease agreeableness’. French (northern mainly Manche): unexplained. Compare Saley . Altered form of French Sallé (see Salle ) or Sallée (see Sallee ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022