 Spelling variations of Buckley include Bucklie, Buckly, Bulkley, Buhilly, Ó Buachalla, Boughla and others.This branch of the Buckley family is credited by some unknown sources as being of Anglo-Saxon origin, either as a habitation surname derived from settlements named Buckley, or as an occupational surname from the Anglo-Saxon words Bucc and Leah, meaning goat and wood.The surname Buckley is the 435th most common name in the United Kingdom, or 234th in England and Wales.