The origins of the Palys surname are uncertain. It may have derive from the Middle English words "pale," and "eye," in which case it was likely a nickname which evolved into a name. Or it may come from an Old Scandinavian personal name, "Palle," which was probably originally an ethnic name for someone from Poland.
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Early Origins of the Palys family
The surname Palys was first found in Yorkshire where the name was first borne as a personal name by a powerful Dane mentioned in the Saxon Chronicle as Pallig A.D. 1101. 1
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Early History of the Palys family
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Palys Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Paley, Pailey, Palley, Pallie, Pailley, Pailie and many more.
Early Notables of the Palys family
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Migration of the Palys family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Peter Paley, who came to Virginia in 1670; John Palley, a bonded passenger, who arrived in Virginia in 1726; William Paley, who came to Baltimore in 1811.
Contemporary Notables of the name Palys (post 1700)
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Henri Dominique Marius de Palys, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2
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