| Buckley Family Name |
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| Region of origin | British Isles |
| Popularity | Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Buckley |
Buckley is a surname originating from the British Isles. It is particularly common throughout parts of England and Ireland, as well as Canada and the United States. Sources provide conflicting etymologies for the Buckley surname, though all indicate some part of the British Isles as an origin; some sources outline a Gaelic (Irish) origin,[1] whereas others outline an Anglo-Saxon (English) origin.[2] Spelling variations of Buckley include Bucklie, Buckly, Bulkley, Buhilly, O'Buachalla and others.
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England
The Buckley family of England were first recorded to be in Cheshire, where the family held a seat from very ancient times.[3] This branch of the Buckley family is credited by some sources as being of Anglo-Saxon 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.[4] The surname Buckley is the 435th most common name in the United Kingdom,[5] or 234th in England and Wales. It is particularly common in Surrey, but also Cheshire, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire amongst other places.
Rochdale
A branch of the Buckley family lived in Buckley, Greater Manchester in Rochdale for many centuries.[6] They gave their name to Buckley Hall a manorhouse found within the locality.
Ireland
The Buckley families of Ireland, are believed to be from County Ofally in Ireland, although the name now exists as Buhilly and Boughla. This name was brought in to Ulster in the seventeenth Century by settlers. It is now more commonly found in Counties Cork and Tipperary. The Gaelic Meaning of the name is taken from a word meaning "boy".[7]
Well Known Buckleys
- Buckley, character in King of the Hill
- Alexander Henry Buckley, Australian Victoria Cross recipient
- Betty Buckley, American actress
- Cecil William Buckley, Victoria Cross recipient
- Christopher Buckley, American author, and son of William F. Buckley Jr
- Christopher Augustine Buckley, "Blind Boss" Buckley, 19th century political boss in San Francisco, California
- Delron Buckley, South African footballer
- James L. Buckley, US senator
- Jeff Buckley, American songwriter, son of Tim Buckley
- John Buckley, Victoria Cross recipient
- Lord Buckley, American monologist
- Maurice Vincent Buckley, Australian Victoria Cross recipient
- Patricia Buckley, American socialite, wife of William F. Buckley Jr
- Nathan Buckley, Australian rules footballer
- Raymond Buckley, American politician from New Hampshire
- Tim Buckley, American songwriter
- William Buckley, Australian convict
- William F. Buckley, Jr., American author
- William Francis Buckley, CIA employee captured by Hezbollah
- Matthew Buckley, school boy
See also
References
- ^ O'Buhilly, Buckley, goireland.com. URL accessed February 15, 2007.
- ^ Buckley Family, houseofnames.com. URL accessed February 15, 2007.
- ^ Buckley Family, houseofnames.com. URL accessed February 15, 2007.
- ^ Buckley Family, houseofnames.com. URL accessed February 15, 2007.
- ^ BUCKLEY, sofeminine.co.uk. URL accessed February 15, 2007.
- ^ Rochdale Families - Buckley, rochdale.gov.uk. URL accessed February 15, 2007.
- ^ BUCKLEY, irishsurnames.com. URL accessed February 15, 2007.
