Edgley Family History
Edgley Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Edgeley (Cheshire) Edgeley (Shropshire recorded as Edesleye in 1327) Egley (Sussex) or Edgerley (Hurstpierpoint Sussex). The first two are derived from Old English edisc ‘enclosed pasture’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’ whereas Egley is from an Old English personal name Ecga + lēah and Edgerley is from an Old English personal name Eddi + lēah.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022