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Stokesley Family History

Stokesley Surname Meaning

From Stokesley (NR Yorks) which is recorded as Stokelay in 125. The place-name appears to derive from Old English stoc ‘place secondary settlement’ (genitive stoces) + lēah ‘wood woodland clearing’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Stokesley families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stokesley family name was found in Scotland between 1851 and 1901. The most Stokesley families were found in and Scotland in 1851. In 1851 there were 8 Stokesley families living in Stirlingshire. This was 100% of all the recorded Stokesley's in Scotland. Stirlingshire had the highest population of Stokesley families in 1851.
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