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Farley 1
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Type Surname
Usage Irish

Meaning & History

anglicized form of the Gaelic surname O'Faircheallaigh.
Added 7/23/2011 by anonymous

Farley 2
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. FAHR-lee  [key]
Other Forms FormsFarleigh

Meaning & History

habitational name from any of various places called Farley of which there are examples in Berkshire Derbyshire Hampshire Kent Somerset Gloucestershire Staffordshire Surrey Wiltshire Shropshire and Sussex. From Old English fearn "fern" and leah "woodland clearing" meaning "fern clearing".
Added 6/8/2023 by Paradiso36
Edited 6/9/2023 by Paradiso36