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Stockley
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English
Etymology
From en ang stocc log, stump, tree trunk + ang lēah clearing, glade. Equivalent to en stock -leigh -ley en lea.
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en hamlet par/Okehampton Hamlets dist/West Devon co/Devon cc/England adjacent to vill/Stockley Hamlet OS grid ref SX6096.
en village par/Calne Without co/Wiltshire cc/England OS grid ref SU002674.
en unincorporated community co/Sussex County s/Delaware c/US.
en countable en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Stockley Hamlet
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Stockley is the 38265th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 579 individuals. Stockley is most common among White (79.62%) and Black/African American (14.85%) individuals.
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