Surname
Hammersley
“woodland clearing, glade”
Hammersley is a surname, possibly from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hammersley possibly goes back to a word meaning “woodland clearing, glade.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Hammersley possibly comes from Old English.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Hammersley’s family of names
In English usage, Hammersley as a surname has a related form in HAMERSLEY.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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