Acornley Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Brunei

Acornley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Acornley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:857,20145,134
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Acornley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Acornley Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Acornley is found most in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Acornley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,589,322nd most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name Acornley is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Acornley are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 857,201. In England Acornley is most frequent in: Lancashire, where 28 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 20 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside. Besides England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Acornley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Acornley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Acornley surname expanded 325 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 980 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Acornley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Acornley surname are 28.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Acornley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 28.72% more than the national average, earning R 305,880 per year and in United States they earn 15.18% less than the national average, earning $36,601 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Accornley940/
Ackornley940/
Acornly931/
Acarnley8826/
Ackernley8240/
Okronley7533/
Ackernly750/
O'Kronley7111/
Ogurnleye711/
Ocornel670/
Okerinle633/
Akerinla503/
Okurinla501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Acornley
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