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The Anglo-Saxon name Kirkley comes from the family having resided in the parish of Kirkley in the county of Suffolk as well as in Kirkley a township in the parish of Ponteland in the county of Northumberland.
The surname Kirkley was first found in Suffolk where they held a family seat from early times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kirkley research. Another 106 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1223, 1273, 1639 and 1687 are included under the topic Early Kirkley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Kirkley has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Spelling variants included: Kirkley, Kirkly, Kirklee, Kirkele, Kirkelee and others.
More information is included under the topic Early Kirkley Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the United States, the name Kirkley is the 18,156th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1