# Beckley (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/beckley/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,429 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,291 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 56,870 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.5% (5,247 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Beckly |

## Etymology

"Becca's wood or clearing", from Old English personal name Becca + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Beckley in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 80% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Beckley in the United States.

## People named Beckley

- Gerry Beckley, American musician
- Jake Beckley, American baseball player (1867–1918)

## Similar surnames

Buckley, Begley, Bickley, Buckelew, Bekele, Buckle, Bickle, Bucklew, Beckel, Beasley, Beesley, Beazley.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.