Hammersley Family History
Hammersley Name Meaning
English (Staffordshire): probably a habitational name from Ombersley (Worcestershire) which is recorded as Ambresley in the 12th century. Alternatively perhaps a nickname from a Middle English descendant of Old English hamor-slege ‘hammer blow’; compare sweord-slege ‘sword stroke’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022