As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

WEYLAND. An ancient Norfolk family, " whose name implies wet land," says B.L.G. ; though I should call it a simple variation of Wayland. The Weylauds had large possessions in Norfolk, temp. Edward I.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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