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Wolsey Surname Origin
(Locality). That is, the Wolds-ley, from wold, a wood, a lawn, and sometimes a plain, and lle, or ley, a place.
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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.
Wolsey Surname Meaning and Family Facts
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A Wolsey Family History Thought:
'We are all omnibuses in which our ancestors ride, and every now and then one of them sticks his head out and embarrasses us.' --Oliver Wendell Homes