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Waverley Family History

Waverley Surname Meaning

From Waverley in Farnham (Surrey), which is recorded as Wauerleia in 1147.

The place-name probably derives from Old English wæfre ‘swampy ground’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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Between 1977 and 1989, in the United States, Waverley life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1977, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Waverley in 1977 was 64, and 74 in 1989.

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