Chalkley Family History

Chalkley Surname Meaning

English (Hertfordshire and Middlesex): habitational name from an unidentified place (probably in southern England where the surname is commonest and where chalk hills abound) apparently named with Old English cealc ‘chalk’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

The source may be Chalkley Farm in Hawkesbury Gloucestershire or an unidentified place apparently in or near Hertfordshire; Chalkleys Wood in Saint Pauls Walden (Hertfordshire) seems to take its name from the surname rather than vice versa.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Halley, Charnley, Checkley, Walkley, Charley, Shackley, Chumley, Oakley, Hackley, Childrey

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You can see how Chalkley families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Chalkley family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Chalkley families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 422 Chalkley families living in Hertfordshire. This was about 37% of all the recorded Chalkley's in United Kingdom. Hertfordshire had the highest population of Chalkley families in 1891.

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What did your Chalkley ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Chalkley. 12% of Chalkley men worked as a General labourer and 78% of Chalkley women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Chalkley were Bricklayer and Household duties (unpaid).

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General labourer

12%

Postman

Builders labourer

Bricklayer

Unpaid domestic duties

78%

Domestic servant

Housewife

Household duties (unpaid)

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What is the average Chalkley lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Chalkley life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Chalkley in 1943 was 25, and 74 in 2004.

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Chalkley Surname Meaning

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Chalkley family from?

What did your Chalkley ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

12%

Postman

Builders labourer

Bricklayer

Unpaid domestic duties

78%

Domestic servant

Housewife

Household duties (unpaid)

What Chalkley family records will you find?

What is the average Chalkley lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Chalkley life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Chalkley in 1943 was 25, and 74 in 2004.

Chalkley Family History

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What did your Chalkley ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

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