Winkley Family History
Winkley Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Lincolnshire): habitational name from Winkley in Mitton (Lancashire) a lost place in Sheffield (Yorkshire) recorded as Winkley in 1345 or perhaps from Winksley (Yorkshire). The Lancashire placename may derive from an earlier placename (from British vindo- ‘white’ + kaito- ‘wood’) + Old English lēah ‘wood woodland clearing’. The Yorkshire placename probably derive from an Old English personal name Wineca + Old English lēah. Americanized form of German Winkele.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022