Haley Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Haley Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Haley

The Haley family history was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. Haley is a locality name meaning 'of Hailey', from a parish found in the diocese of Oxford in England . This name is usually of English descent and is found in many ancient manuscripts in that country. Examples of such are a Johannes de Haylay and a Willemus Haylay who were recorded in the 'Poll Tax' of the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1379. Names were recorded in these documents to make it easier for their overlords to collect taxes and to keep records of the population at any given time. When the overlords acquired land by either force or gifts from their rulers, they created charters of ownership for themselves and their vassals. In Ireland this name is usually of immigrant origin although some members of the Gaelic O'hAilche sept of County Waterford and of the O'hAille sept of Clare anglicized their name as Haley as well as Halley.