Surname · also Old English

Shakerley

“robber, thief”

Shakerley is a surname from Old English (ultimately Proto-West Germanic).

Meaning & origin

What it means

Shakerley goes back to Old English scēacere, meaning “robber, thief.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Shakerley comes from Old English, and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English scēacere (“robber, thief”), from Proto-West Germanic *skākārī.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Shakerley’s family of names

In English usage, Shakerley as a surname has a related form in SHACKLEY.

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