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  • Distribution of Okel Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Okel Total Records: 2  Origin of Okel, Meaning of Okel Origin: My grandfather George Thomas Tokeley, dropped the 2nd 'e' at sometime, since my father(sidney James) was born in 1915, we have been Tokely. Can anyone shed any light on this? Surnames: tokeley Submitted by: petertokely Origin of Okel, Meaning of Okel Origin: An ancestor, most likely Herveus de Kipier, married a daughter of the earl Percy on Northern England in the late 12th century. Her dowry was the manor of Topcliffe in Yorkshire so her husband styled himself de Toppeclyve. The vast majority of us descend from this marriage. Surnames: Topcliffe, Topley, Topliff, Tapley, Tokely, Tockley, Toclive, Tocklyffe, Toplin, Taplin, Toppeclyve, Topply, Tople, Taple, Tapple Submitted by: Colin Topley 2/17/2012 11:28 AM Page 1 of 1

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