Tapley Family History
Tapley Name Meaning
English (Devon Cheshire and Kent):: habitational name from Tapeley in Devon. The placename derives from an Old English personal name Tæppa + Old English lēah ‘wood woodland clearing’. variant of Tabley a habitational name from Over and Nether Tabley in Cheshire. The placename derives from the Old English personal name Tæbba + Old English lēah ‘wood woodland clearing’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022