Wormley Family History
Wormley Name Meaning
English:: habitational name from Wormley Hill in Sykehouse (Yorkshire). The placename derives from an Old English personal name Wyrma or Old English wyrm ‘reptile snake’ + lēah ‘wood woodland clearing’. habitational name from Wormley in Hertfordshire or Wormley Hill in Witley (Surrey). The placenames have the same etymology as in 1 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022