Bulkeley
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English bulluc (“bullock”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to bullock + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun[edit]
Bulkeley (countable and uncountable, plural Bulkeleys)
- A village and civil parish (served by Bulkeley and Ridley Parish Council) in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ530545).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bulkeley is the 87335th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 213 individuals. Bulkeley is most common among White (96.24%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bulkeley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 249.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms suffixed with -leigh
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in Cheshire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Cheshire, England
- en:Places in England
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English