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Ouseley Surname Origin
(Locality). From the river Ouse, in England, and ley, a field or place--a place on the river Ouse. The name Ouse is derived from the Gaelic uisge, water.
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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