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Type Surname
Usage English
Other Forms FormsWycherley, Wickersley, Whicherley, Witcherley, Witcharley, Wicherley
Meaning & History
Derived from a place name apparently meaning "elm-wood clearing" from Old English wice and leah. A famous bearer was the dramatist William Wycherley (1640-1715).