Shockley

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Shockley

Where it comes from

Probably a habitational surname from the village of Shocklach, in Cheshire, from Old English sċucca (“goblin, evil spirit, demon”) + læcc (“boggy stream”).

proper noun Shockleys

A surname from Old English.

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@misc{shockley_2026,
  title = {Shockley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shockley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}