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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 (English) origin. Buckley Family , houseofnames.com. URL accessed February 15, 2007. Spelling variations of Buckley include Bucklie, Buckly, Bulkley, Buhilly, O'Buachalla and others. ENGLAND The Buckley family of England were first recorded to be in Cheshire , where the family held a seat from very ancient times. Buckley Family , houseofnames.com. URL accessed February 15, 2007. 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 . Buckley Family , houseofnames.com. URL accessed February 15, 2007. The surname Buckley is the 435th most common name in the , but also Cheshire, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire amongst other places. Rochdale A branch of the Buckley family lived in a manorhouse found within the locality. IRELAND The Buckley family 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". BUCKLEY , irishsurnames.com. URL accessed February 15, 2007. SEE ALSO REFERENCES |
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