Buckley

From Old English bucca (“he-goat”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to buck +‎ -ley (“lea”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʌkli/

Buckley (countable and uncountable, plural Buckleys)

1. A placename:
   1. A suburban area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9015).
   2. A town and community with a town council in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2864). ^[1]
   3. A locality in Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia.
   4. A village in Iroquois County, Illinois, United States.
   5. A village in Wexford County, Michigan, United States.
   6. A city in Pierce County, Washington, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.
   • 2025 March 26, Jordan Valinsky, “Chili’s is opening a retro restaurant in Scranton that celebrates ‘The Office’”, in CNN Business‎^[1], archived from the original on 16 April 2025:

     Chili’s has also enlisted several actors from “The Office” to star in the ads, including Melora Hardin (Jan Levinson), Andy Buckley (David Wallace), Brian Baumgartner (Kevin Malone) and Kate Flannery (Meredith Palmer).

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Buckley is the 834^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 41348 individuals. Buckley is most common among White (83.18%) and Black/African American (11.48%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Buckley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 245.