Where does the name Midgley originate?

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Where does the name Midgley originate?

Any people with last name Midgley please write back too..

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The name midgely is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when the family lived in the settlement of Migley in Durham, or in the place named Midgley in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The surname midgely belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Midgley, Midgeley, Midgely, Medgley, Medgely, Medgeley and many more.

First found in Yorkshire where they were seated from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Robert and John Medley settled in Virginia in 1635; Roger Medley settled in the Barbados in 1672; John and Benjamin Midgley settled in New York in 1820.