Loxley Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History

English surnames such as Loxley are typically derived from a place name, in this case Loxley in Staffordshire, Warwickshire and West Yorkshire. Most commonly, a local name was either assumed by an individual from the patrimonial estate, if he owned land, or it was bestowed by others upon those whose place of birth or residence it was and who had since moved. In other words, the surname simply means someone who came from Loxley. From the Old English personal name Locc (a lock of hair), the placename means “Locc’s clearing”. Among the first recorded instances of the name is Richard de Lokesley, taillour, in the Register of freemen in 1341 and Thomas de Lokeslay in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379.

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Blazons & Genealogy Notes

1) Azure a lion rampant within an orle of eight crosses crosslet argent. Crest: A demi lion rampant proper.