Did you know that people with the surname Tuckley have been living in England for more than 700 years ?

This website has been devised and published by John Tuckley who was born in Wolverhampton . It examines the possible origin of the surname and how it has evolved and gives details of the migration of people with the name from 1275 in Yardley, near Birmingham to the 1800’s.

I and several other male Tuckley’s have had their DNA analysed and the results indicate that our ancestors were Norwegian Vikings. The genes are similar to those found in Norway and in many of the islands off Scotland such as Orkney, Shetland, Outer Hebrides and Iceland . All the Willenhall descendents have a common ancestor dating from 1750 but the common ancestor for the two groups Willenhall and Northampton lived between 2,000 and 3000 years ago. I am still seeking more male Tuckley’s , ideally not descended from the Willenhall group, who would be prepared to have their DNA analysed. If you are interested Simply email me HERE.

The name TUCK – LEY is a two part name which suggests that it was originally a place name. The name TUCK is probably a form of TUK which is a Viking name and may have arrived in England with William the Conqueror. DNA may help clarify this point. The LEY,LEA, LEE, LEIGH ending occurs regularly in place names in both Staffordshire and Warwickshire. These counties had significant areas of woodland and “LEY” usually referred to a clearing in a forest.

The 1881 Census of England identified only 210 people with the name Tuckley in the population of 24.4 million people.The majority [82%] were living in the counties of Staffordshire [86] ,Warwickshire [56] and Northamptonshire [31].

Tracing the origin of a name is a continuous process and if you have any thoughts or ideas or possible information or wish to discuss my theories I would be happy to add your comments to this website.

Simply email me HERE.

John Tuckley