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Hockley
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English
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Etymology
From either the en ang - personal name ang Hocca or ang hocc mallow + ang lēah woodland clearing, glade en terms suffixed with -leigh.
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en large village/and/cpar in dist/Rochford co/Essex cc/England OS grid ref TQ8392. Parish map (Essex)
en southern suburb town/Tamworth co/Staffordshire cc/England OS grid ref SK2200. OS: TamworthTamworth, Staffordshire#Suburbs Tamworth
en inner-city area city/Birmingham co/West Midlands cc/England OS grid ref SP060879.
en unincorporated community co/Harris County s/Texas c/USA.
en unincorporated community co/Gloucester County s/Virginia c/USA.
en unincorporated community co/King and Queen County s/Virginia c/USA.
en village town/Mono p/Ontario c/Canada.
en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Hockley County Hockley Heath
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Hockley is the 42237th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 514 individuals. Hockley is most common among White (86.77%) individuals.
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