Bulkeley

English

Alternative forms

• Bulkley

Etymology

From Old English bulluc (“bullock”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to bullock +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Proper noun

Bulkeley (countable and uncountable, plural Bulkeleys)

1. A village in Bulkeley and Ridley parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ530545).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bulkeley is the 87335^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 213 individuals. Bulkeley is most common among White (96.24%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bulkeley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 249.