Erneley
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Erneley is a variant of the surname more commonly found as Ernle
. This variant was employed by some of the Ernle Baronets
, and was perhaps the preferred, but not exclusive, form of the name in the 18th century.
Ernle
Ernle was the surname of an English gentry or landed family descended from the lords of the manor of Earnley in Sussex who derived their surname from the name of the place where their estates lay.-Onomastic:...
. This variant was employed by some of the Ernle Baronets
Ernle Baronets
The Ernle Baronetcy, of Etchilhampton in the County of Wiltshire, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 2 February 1660 for Walter Ernle, later Member of Parliament for Devizes. He died 25 July 1682, and was buried at Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire...
, and was perhaps the preferred, but not exclusive, form of the name in the 18th century.