Risley Family History
Risley Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Risley in Winwick (Lancashire) Risley (Derbyshire) Riseley (Bedfordshire) or Riseley Farm in Swallowfield (Berkshire). The placenames derive from Old English hrīs ‘brushwood’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022