Leys Family History
Leys Name Meaning
Flemish and Dutch: patronymic from a shortened form of the personal name Laurei(n)s (see Lawrence ). Scottish: habitational name from one of a number of places in Aberdeenshire Angus and Perthshire named with Old English lǣse ‘pasture meadow’ (see Lees ). English: variant of Lee . French (Nord): from a vernacular short form of the personal name Adélaïde from ancient Germanic Adelheid (see Leite ). French: habitational name from Leys in Saône-et-Loire.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022