Oxly Family Crest & Name History

Oxly? Think of it as Oxley with a different pen. The name is generally explained as “Ox pasture”.

• Without the “e” of Oxley, Oxly is a simpler written form of the same name.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Oxley and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Oxly surname pack.