Birchley

From a minor place in Merseyside, from Old English birċe (“birch”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to birch +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Birchley (plural Birchleys)

1. A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Birchley is the 18690^th most common surname in England, belonging to 251 individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Birchley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 163.
• Forebears