Overly Family History
Overly Name Meaning
Americanized form of Norwegian Øverli Øverlie: from the frequent farm names Øverli(e) Øverlien from øver ‘upper’ + li ‘hillside mountain slope’. Americanized form of German Oberle or Oberley . English: habitational name from a place called Overley or Overleigh as for example Overleigh in Cheshire named with Old English uferra ‘higher’ + lēah ‘(woodland) clearing glade’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022