Schooley Family History
Schooley Name Meaning
English (Sussex): variant of Scholey a habitational name either from Scholey's Bridge in Hemsworth (Yorkshire) or the lost Scholey in Rastrick (Yorkshire) recorded in that spelling in 1399. The placenames derive from Old Norse skáli ‘(temporary) hut shed shieling’ + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’. Compare Scales .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022