Bodleigh Family Crest & Name History

The spelling Bodleigh grew out of Bodley, an English surname with a long paper trail. The name is generally explained as “Boda's clearing”. Bodleigh adds -igh to the root of Bodley, a familiar way of forming related surnames. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Bodleigh, so the heraldry linked to Bodley is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Bodleigh surname pack.