Farley (name) explained

Farley
Meaning:Irish patronymic or English toponymic surname
Variant:Farleigh, Fairley, Fairlie

Farley is a family name and a given name of various Irish and English origins. As an Irish patronymic surname, Farley is an anglicised form of the Old Irish patronyms Ó Faircheallaigh ("descendant of Faircheallaigh", a personal name meaning "super war")[1] or Ó Fearghail ("descendant of Fearghail", meaning "man of valor").[2] As an English toponymic surname, Farley comes from places with the toponyms Farleigh, Fairley or Farley, deriving from the Old English fearn ("fern") and leah (“woodland”).

People with the family name

In public service

Miscellaneous

People with the given name

Farley family of Somerset

Senators Farley

Places with the name

Notes and References

  1. Book: Patrick Woulfe . Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall: Irish Names and Surnames . 1923 . M H Gill & Sons . Dublin . 520.
  2. Book: Patrick Hanks . Dictionary of American Family Names . 1 . 2003 . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 552–553.