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I am trying to find the meaning of the surname Haisley, but can't find anything, no meaning, no origin. Anyone have any knowledge about this name? Thanks
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HAISLEY
English and northern Irish: variant spelling of Hazley
> HAZLEY
English: variant of Heasley. Today the surname is found chiefly in northern Ireland and Scotland, but seems not to have a local source.
> HEASLEY
English: habitational name from places in Oxfordshire, Warwickshire called Haseley, Heasley in the Isle of Wight, or North Heasley in North Molton, Devon, all named with Old English hæsel ‘hazel’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘glade’. The surname is now found predominantly in northern Ireland.
(Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press)
http://www.ancestry.com/search/SurnamePage.aspx?ln=Heasley&fn=&sourcecode=13304&html=b
English and northern Irish: variant spelling of Hazley
> HAZLEY
English: variant of Heasley. Today the surname is found chiefly in northern Ireland and Scotland, but seems not to have a local source.
> HEASLEY
English: habitational name from places in Oxfordshire, Warwickshire called Haseley, Heasley in the Isle of Wight, or North Heasley in North Molton, Devon, all named with Old English hæsel ‘hazel’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘glade’. The surname is now found predominantly in northern Ireland.
(Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press)
http://www.ancestry.com/search/SurnamePage.aspx?ln=Heasley&fn=&sourcecode=13304&html=b
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