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Lawley Surname Origin
(Origin Saxon) A place in the hundred of Blackburn, Shropshire, from Law, low, and ley, a place, lea, or pasture.
Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.
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