Show ContentsWycherley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Wycherley family

The surname Wycherley was first found in Shropshire at Wycherley. Literally the place name probably means "Wichere's Lea [Middle English ley, Old English leah]" 1

A very rare surname, William Wycherley (1640?-1716), the famous English dramatist, born about 1640 at Clive, Shropshire.

Early History of the Wycherley family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wycherley research. Another 128 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1241, 1396, 1410, 1455, 1472, 1487, 1510, 1600, 1617, 1640, 1658, 1659, 1716 and 1982 are included under the topic Early Wycherley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wycherley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Witcherley, Wytchereley, Wichereley, Wicherley, Wycherley, Wycherly, Wicherly, Wicharley, Wycharley and many more.

Early Notables of the Wycherley family

  • William Wycherley, (c.1640-1716), an English dramatist, born at Chive, Shropshire, best known for the plays "The Country Wife" and "The Plain Dealer."
  • The family "had settled [here] at least as early as 1410. Wycherley's grandfather, Daniel (d. 1659), married Margery, daughter of William Wolfe; and their son Daniel (born about 1617) married, on 20 F...

Migration of the Wycherley family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Witcherly, who came to Maryland in 1677; and Thomas Whitcherley, a bonded emigrant, who arrived in America in 1724.

Contemporary Notables of the name Wycherley (post 1700) +

  • Ralph "Bus" Wycherley (1920-2007), Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 28 games with the New York Americans
  • Ronald Wycherley (1940-1983), birth name of Billy Fury, an English singer and Rock and Roll star from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s
  • Richard Ernest Wycherley (1909-1986), English classical archaeologist who specialized in ancient Greece
  • Florence Wycherley (1908-1969), Irish politician
  • Don Wycherley (b. 1967), Irish actor, best known for the portrayal of Father Cyril McDuff in the comedy Father Ted
  1. Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print

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