The story
- Old English · derived fromċealc“chalk”
- English todayChalkley
Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in southern England, from Old English ċealc (“chalk”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to chalk + -ley (“lea”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishċealc all →
chalkCawkwell
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.