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English: from the Middle English personal name Serle Serlo Serily (ancient Germanic Sarilo Serilo possibly derived from a root sarw- ‘device craft skill armor’ + suffix -il-) cognate with Old Norse Sǫrli. The name was frequent in Normandy and became common in England after the Conquest. Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022 Project includes variants of Searles, Serles,...