Buckley is a surname originating from either Ireland or England where it is particularly common, as well as Canada and the United States.
Some sources outline an Irish origin,[1] whereas others outline an
Old English origin.[2]
Spelling variations of Buckley include Bucklie, Buckly, Bulkley, Buhilly, Ó Buachalla, Boughla and others.
Origins
The English surname is credited by some unknown sources as being of
Old English origin, either as a
habitation surname derived from settlements named Buckley, or as an
occupational surname from the Anglo-Saxon words Bucc and Leah, meaning
goat and
wood.[2]
A branch of the Buckley family lived in
Buckley, Greater Manchester, in
Rochdale for many centuries.[3] They gave their name to
Buckley Hall, a manor house found within the locality. Their name is said to derive from "bleak hill" and they can be traced back to a "
Geoffrey de Buckley".
In Ireland, Ó Buachalla, taken from the Irish word 'buachaill' originally meaning 'herdsman' (in modern Irish it has come to mean 'boy'), was anglicised early as Ó Boughelly, Boughla, Buhilly and later as Buckley.
This page lists people with the
surnameBuckley. If an
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Buckley is a surname originating from either Ireland or England where it is particularly common, as well as Canada and the United States.
Some sources outline an Irish origin,[1] whereas others outline an
Old English origin.[2]
Spelling variations of Buckley include Bucklie, Buckly, Bulkley, Buhilly, Ó Buachalla, Boughla and others.
Origins
The English surname is credited by some unknown sources as being of
Old English origin, either as a
habitation surname derived from settlements named Buckley, or as an
occupational surname from the Anglo-Saxon words Bucc and Leah, meaning
goat and
wood.[2]
A branch of the Buckley family lived in
Buckley, Greater Manchester, in
Rochdale for many centuries.[3] They gave their name to
Buckley Hall, a manor house found within the locality. Their name is said to derive from "bleak hill" and they can be traced back to a "
Geoffrey de Buckley".
In Ireland, Ó Buachalla, taken from the Irish word 'buachaill' originally meaning 'herdsman' (in modern Irish it has come to mean 'boy'), was anglicised early as Ó Boughelly, Boughla, Buhilly and later as Buckley.
This page lists people with the
surnameBuckley. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.