Släkthistoria för Softley
Softley Vad efternamn betyder
Scottish and northern English: habitational name from Softley in Auckland (Durham) Softlaw in Sprouston (Roxburghshire) or Softley in Knaresdale (Northumberland). The Durham and Roxburgh placenames derive from Old English sōfte ‘soft’+ hlāw ‘hill’ thus ‘hill with spongy soil’ or ‘gentle or pleasing hill’. The Northumberland placename derives from Old English sōfte + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
