Bailly Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Bailly last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Bailly last name
Meaning of the Bailly last name: bailiff. Bailly is a French surname for a bailli, a bailiff or steward who ran a lord's district courts. Paris and the Île-de-France show many early examples. The last name is familiar from Jean Sylvain Bailly, first mayor of Paris during the Revolution.
Arms associated with the Bailly name
Coats of arms associated with the Bailly surname follow French heraldry, each set out in a short blazon.
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Bailly name FAQ
What does the Bailly name mean?
Bailiff. Common variants include Baily, Bailey.
Where does the Bailly surname come from?
It originates in France, and is also found in Canada, Belgium and Switzerland.
Is there a Bailly coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Bailly coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Albert Dauzat, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France (Larousse); Marie-Thérèse Morlet, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille (Perrin, 1991).