A surname, historically derived from Old English elements meaning 'far' and 'clearing' or 'meadow.'
From Old English 'feor' (far) and 'leah' (clearing or meadow), indicating a place far away from central villages or a distant meadow.
English surnames like Farley are basically poetry—they literally describe where your ancestors lived: Farley means your family came from a distant meadow, while Bradley came from a broad meadow, showing how place names became family names.
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