Dilley Family History
Dilley Name Meaning
English: possibly a pet form of an unrecorded Old English personal name Dylla found as the first element in the placenames Dillington (in the former Huntingdonshire) and Dilton (in Wiltshire). The name may sometimes have been confused with Doyley and Dolley (see Olley ). German: variant of Dilly or a surname of French origin an altered form of Delay . In some cases also an altered form of French Dilly .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022