The dunkley Surname
dunkley Name Meaning and History
English: of uncertain derivation, possibly a habitational name from
Dinckley in Lancashire, recorded in 1246 as Dunkythele and
Dinkedelay, and probably named with an old British name,
composed of elements meaning ‘fort’ + ‘wood’, with the addition of Old
English leah ‘woodland clearing’. In the British Isles the
surname is now most common in Northamptonshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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