The gockley Surname
gockley Name Meaning and History
Americanized spelling of German Gockler or Swiss
Göckler, probably a nickname or an occupational name for a
clown or entertainer, from an agent derivative of Middle High German
gogelen ‘to clown’. Compare Gockel 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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