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WOOLLEY

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Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English

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The Woolley surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) Wold-ley, uncultivated lands, hills without wood.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

British Surnames