Bley Family History
Bley Name Meaning
German: metonymic occupational name for a lead miner or lead worker from Middle High German blī ‘lead’. Compare Blei Bly and Ply . Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from German Blei or Yiddish blaj ‘lead’ due to replacement of -ei or -aj with Russian -ey. Dutch: variant archaic or Americanized of Bleij ‘merry gay happy’ (see Blei ). Compare Bly .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022