Oatley Family History
Oatley Name Meaning
English:: habitational name from Oteley in Ellesmere Shropshire. The placename probably means ‘oat clearing’ from Old English āte ‘oat’ + lēah ‘open woodland’ but some forms suggest that the initial element is an Old English personal name Otta and that the final element is Old English halh ‘nook corner of land’. alternatively perhaps a habitational name from Oatley in Cannington Somerset.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022