The Staly Last Name

Clerks wrote Staley in many ways, and Staly is one that stuck. Name scholars give the meaning as “clearing where staves were cut”.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Staley and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Staly and Staley

Staly drops the “e” of Staley, a shortening that clerks often made. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. The same family of names includes Stalley.

Names that sound alike, such as Stahl, are easily confused in old records. Get the complete Staly report, with a museum-style coat of arms.