Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. st-AH-khlee [key] Other Forms FormsStokely Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 6/7/2013 by vivi Edited 6/11/2016 by LMS Meaning & History Derived from Old english stocc (tree bark) and leah (clearing), indicating that the original bearer of this name lived in a wooded clearing.