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There are approximately 2,751 people named Lawley in the UK. That makes it the 3,508th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 44 are named Lawley.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Lawley surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Saxon.) A place in the hundred of Blackburn, Shropshire, from Law, low, and ley, a place, lea, or pasture.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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