Did you know that the ancestors of the people with the surname Tuckley have been living in England for over 700 years ?

This website was devised and published by John Tuckley in 2002 and has been subsequently revised in 2008. John was born in Wolverhampton, England, only 40 miles from Yardley, Warwickshire where a form of the modern surname Tukkeleye was first recorded in 1275 . The web site is a record of his research into the possible origin of the surname and gives details of the subsequent history of people with this surname.

The name TUCK-LEY is a two part name which suggests that it was originally a place name. The "TUCK" part of the name is a possible form of TUK which is a Viking name. DNA analysis of John Tuckley genes also confirm that he is of Norse Viking origin. But how did the name TUK arrive in England ? perhaps with the Vikings pre 1000 or did it arrive in England, directly from Normandy in 1066, with or after William the Conqueror ?

The 1881 Census of England identified only 210 people with the surname Tuckley, in the population of 24.4 million people, which puts the name in the "rare" category. The majority [82%] of the families were living in only three counties Staffordshire [86] ,Warwickshire [56] and Northamptonshire [31]. So where did the name first appear and how did it migrate to the other counties and overses ?.

Tracing the origin of a surname is a continuous process and if you have any thoughts or ideas or possible information or wish to discuss the theories outlined John would be happy to add your comments to this website. History as someone once said is a maze of interpretation and reinterpretation.

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John Tuckley