Garley Family History
Garley Name Meaning
English (Northamptonshire): from South Gorley in Ibsley or North Gorley in Fordingbridge (both in Hamphire) both meaning ‘wedge-shaped woodland clearing’ from Old english gāra ‘triangular-shaped piece of ground’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’ or perhaps from a lost or as yet unidentified place of similar name.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022