Talley Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Talley last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Talley last name
Meaning of the Talley last name: end of the lakes. Talley is a Welsh surname from Talley in Carmarthenshire, in Welsh Talyllychau, "end of the lakes", a village beside two small lakes and a ruined abbey. The last name went early to Virginia and the Carolinas. By one tradition the poet Dafydd ap Gwilym is buried at Talley Abbey.
Arms associated with the Talley name
Coats of arms associated with the Talley surname follow Welsh heraldry, each set out in a short blazon.
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Talley name FAQ
What does the Talley name mean?
End of the lakes. Common variants include Tally.
Where does the Talley surname come from?
It originates in Wales, and is also found in the United States, England and Ireland.
Is there a Talley coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Talley coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of Surnames (Oxford University Press, 1988); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).