Stockley

From Old English stocc (“log, stump, tree trunk”) + lēah (“clearing, glade”). Equivalent to stock +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Stockley (countable and uncountable, plural Stockleys)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A hamlet in Okehampton Hamlets parish, West Devon district, Devon, England, adjacent to Stockley Hamlet (OS grid ref SX6096).
   2. A village in Calne Without parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU002674).
   3. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

• Stockley Hamlet

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Stockley is the 38265^th 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.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stockley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.