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Last Name Meaning & Related Resources for the Surname BAILEY

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Definition: A crown official or officer of the king in county or town. Keeper of a royal building or house. A person of high rank. From the Old French for "bailiff" and/or the Scottish term "bailie," a municipal officer corresponding to an English alderman.

Surname Origin: Scottish, French

Alternate Surname Spellings: BAILIE, BAILLIE

More Resources for the Surname BAILEY :

French Genealogy
Genealogy and family history research in France including how-to information, research outlines, online databases, french words and letter writing, information on civil records and parish registers, and more.

BAILEY Family Genealogy Forum
Free message board is focused on descendants of BAILEY ancestors around the world.

BAILEY Family Trees on the Web
The AOL Genealogy Forum has collected a number of Web pages related to Bailey genealogy.

FamilySearch - BAILEY Genealogy
Find records, queries, and lineage-linked family trees posted for the BAILEY surname.

BAILEY Surname Mailing List
Free mailing list for researchers of the Bailey surname and its variations includes subscription details and a searchable archives of past messages.

Surname Finder - BAILEY Genealogy & Family Resources
Find links to free and commercial resources for the Bailey surname.

Cousin Connect - BAILEY Genealogy Queries
Read or post genealogy queries for the surname BAILEY, and sign up for free notification when new Bailey queries are added.

DistantCousin.com - BAILEY Genealogy & Family History
Free databases and genealogy links for the last name BAILEY.

MyCinnamonToast.com - BAILEY Genealogy in All Regions
Centralized search results for family trees and other genealogy info on the BAILEY surname.

References: Surname Meanings & Origins

Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967.

Dorward, David. Scottish Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998.

Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003.

Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Great Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.

Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1997.

Smith, Elsdon C. American Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.

 

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