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] 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] Literally the place name means "wood or clearing of a man called Cuthbrorht," from the Ole English personal name + "leah." [3] Both name are local names.
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Coverly, Coveley, Covelly, Coverlly, Coberley and others.
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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.