Shockley

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  1. 1
    A surname from Old English.

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william bradford shockley

Etymology

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

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