Hockley

English

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Hocca or hocc (“mallow”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .

Proper noun

Hockley (countable and uncountable, plural Hockleys)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A large village and civil parish in Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8392).
   2. A southern suburb of Tamworth, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK2200).
   3. An inner city area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP060879).
   4. An unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas, United States.
   5. An unincorporated community in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States.
   6. An unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States.
   7. A village in Mono, Ontario, Canada.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Hockley County
• Hockley Heath

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hockley is the 42237^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 514 individuals. Hockley is most common among White (86.77%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hockley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 186.