Shockley

English

Etymology

Probably a habitational surname from the village of Shocklach, in Cheshire, from Old English sċucca (“goblin, evil spirit, demon”) + læcc (“boggy stream”).

Proper noun

Shockley (plural Shockleys)

1. A surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Shockley-Queisser limit

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shockley is the 2877^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12504 individuals. Shockley is most common among White (83.36%) and Black/African American (11.56%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shockley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.