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STOODLEY Family History

This is a locational surname, which may derive from one of the several places called Studley, but is almost certainly from Stoodleigh, Near Tiverton, in Devon. It is possible that some nameholders, although very few, may derive from the village of Stoodley Pike, near Todmorden, formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire. However whether from Studley, Stoodleigh, or Stoodley, the name translation is the same being 'The horse stud farm' from the Olde English pre 7th century 'Stod leah'. Early surnames were usually locational and this is a good example. Perhaps not surprisingly by the end of the 13th century, the name was widespread in England...