Early Origins of the Coberlay family
The surname Coberlay was first found in
Buckinghamshire where two early records of the family were found in the
Hundredorum Rolls of 1273: Malger de Covele; and Bartholemew de Covele.
[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6) Coberley is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold District of
Gloucestershire. In this case, the village dates back to the
Domesday Book of 1086 where it was first known as Culberlege.
[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) Literally the place name means "wood or clearing of a man called Cuthbrorht," from the Ole English
personal name + "leah."
[3]CITATION[CLOSE]
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4) Both name are
local names.
Early History of the Coberlay family
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Coberlay Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Coverly, Coveley, Covelly, Coverlly, Coberley and others.
Early Notables of the Coberlay family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Coberlay family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.