Ley Family History
Ley Name Meaning
English: variant of Lee . German: from a medieval personal name Eloy from Latin Eligius (see Eligio ) a Christian saint's name. German (Rhineland): topographic name from Middle High German leie ‘rock stone slate’ or a habitational name from any of several places called with this word. Compare Leier . German: metonymic occupational name for a slater from Middle High German leie ‘slate’. French: habitational name from Ley in Moselle. French (Alsace): of German origin (see above).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022