Walmsley Family History
Walmsley Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from Walmersley in Lancashire or Walmesley in Bolton le Moors (Lancashire). The surnames are distinct in the medieval period because of the presence or absence of -r- but impossible to separate thereafter. The placename is derived from an Old English personal name Waldmēr or Walhmēr + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022