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    The surname Chalkley

    An English place surname, carried by 548 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C424

    Chalkley: #40,016 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Chalkley #40,016, 548 people Chalkley: #40,016 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Chalkley #40,016, 548 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chalkley is more common than 75.3% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    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”).

    Chalkley is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 548 people named Chalkley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 563,404 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 541.

    #40,016
    rank among US surnames
    548
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.3%
    change since 2000 (was #38,464)

    Who is named Chalkley

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    91% of people named Chalkley identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Chalkleys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Dominique Provost-Chalkley
      British-Canadian actor (born 1990)

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Chalkley come from?
    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”).
    How common is the surname Chalkley?
    548 people in the United States had the surname Chalkley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 563,404 Americans. It ranked 40,016th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Chalkley?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Chalkley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Chalkley?
    Dominique Provost-Chalkley, British-Canadian actor (born 1990).
    Where is the surname Chalkley most common?
    Wikidata records people named Chalkley in Canada.
    What type of surname is Chalkley?
    Chalkley is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Chalkley getting more or less common?
    More common. 541 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 548 in 2010, up 1.3%.