Bulkeley
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English bulluc (“bullock”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to bullock + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Bulkeley (countable and uncountable, plural Bulkeleys)
- A village in Bulkeley and Ridley parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ530545).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bulkeley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 249.