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Chalkley Name Meaning

English: habitational name from an unidentified place (probably in southern England, where the surname is commonest and where chalk hills abound), apparently named with Old English cealc ‘chalk’ + leah ‘woodland clearing’. The source may be Chalkley Farm in Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire, which is recorded from the 12th century.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Halley, Charnley, Checkley, Walkley, Charley, Shackley, Chumley

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Chalkley Family Origin

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Chalkley Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    17%

  • Keeping House

    13%

  • Coopering

    7%

  • Carpenter

    3%

In 1880, Farmer, Keeping House and Coopering were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Chalkley. The most common Chalkley occupation in the USA was Farmer. 17% of Chalkley's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Chalkley family was Carpenter.

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Chalkley Historical Records

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Chalkley Life Expectancy

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