Dunkley Family History
Dunkley Name Meaning
English:: (Northamptonshire): habitational name from Dinckley in Lancashire recorded as Dunkythele in 1246 and Dinkedeley in 1258 probably arising from an old British name composed of elements meaning ‘fort’ + ‘wood’ with the addition of Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’. in the South Midlands perhaps a variant of Dingley .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022