Dunkley
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Dunckley
Etymology
Possibly a habitational surname, from the village of Dinckley, in Lancashire.
Proper noun
Dunkley (plural Dunkleys)
- A surname.
- Alternative form of Dunckley, Colorado.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dunkley is the 10520th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3049 individuals. Dunkley is most common among Black/African American (48.18%) and White (43.92%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dunkley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 499.