Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname Usage Brazilian Other Forms FormsWanderley Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 6/10/2017 by Joelshadow3 Edited 6/15/2017 by Sofia Meaning & History It derives from the Dutch surname Van der Leij/Ley. The surname arrived in Brazil by Kaspar Nieuwhoff Van Der Leij by 1630, a cavalry captain from the Dutch army.