Winkley

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a lost settlement in Lancashire, from an unclear first element + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) . The surname could also derive from the village of Winksley, in North Yorkshire.

Proper noun

Winkley (plural Winkleys)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Winkley is the 41234^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 528 individuals. Winkley is most common among White (84.09%) and Black/African American (11.17%) individuals.

Further reading

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