Chalkley

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in southern England, from Old English ċealc (“chalk”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to chalk +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Proper noun

Chalkley (plural Chalkleys)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chalkley is the 40016^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 548 individuals. Chalkley is most common among White (90.69%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chalkley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 315.