Alderly: Surname History and Family Crest

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The meaning behind Alderly

Families named Alderly share their surname's story with Alderley, of which it is a variant. The name is generally explained as “Alder clearing”.

Without the “e” of Alderley, Alderly is a simpler written form of the same name. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

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