Markley Family History

English:: habitational name from Markly in Heathfield (Sussex). The placename derives from Old English mearc ‘mark boundary’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. habitational name from Much Marcle and Little Marcle (Herefordshire). The placename derives from Old English mearc ‘mark boundary’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

Perhaps a variant of Martley which is probably a shortened form of Martland, a variant of Markland or else a habitational name from Martley (Worcestershire) which probably derives from Old English mearth ‘marten weasel’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.