Adderley Surname

73,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bahamas
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Adderley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Adderley or Atherley = the Common-Field Land, [Old English æðer, a field + leáh, a lea].

Adderley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bahamas3,4891:11220
United States1,2921:280,54126,154
England1,1881:46,9015,897
Canada2431:151,62815,427
Australia1211:223,10521,260
Bermuda771:848136
Ireland511:92,3325,140
Turks and Caicos Islands301:1,144138
Wales291:106,7088,358
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
France151:4,428,181244,602
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Belize81:44,4342,498
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland711:62,3924,829
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4991:48,8485,998
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Adderley (53) may also be a first name.

Adderley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Adderley or Atherley = the Common-Field Land, [Old English æðer, a field + leáh, a lea].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Shropshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Adderley, Salop, the caput baronise of Alan de Dunstanville, t. Henry I. The name was derived from Doussainville, between Paris and Orleans. This family of De D. continued barons of Adderley in 1255. Henry de Adderley, a younger son, occurs in Staffordshire, 13th century (Testa de Neville), and 1310 Robert de Adderle is mentioned (Palgr. Parl. Writs). The usage of those ages restricted the name of the barony to the family of its lords.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Salop.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Adderley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adderley (Arabic: ادرلي) occurs in The Bahamas more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adderley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 73,890th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,094,390 people. The surname Adderley is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Adderley reside; 53 percent reside in Caribbean and 53 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 53 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Bahamas, where it is carried by 3,489 people, or 1 in 112. In The Bahamas it is most prevalent in: New Providence, where 77 percent live, Grand Bahama, where 11 percent live and Long Island, where 5 percent live. Outside of The Bahamas Adderley exists in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.

Adderley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Adderley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Adderley surname increased 6,152 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 238 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 28 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Adderley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Adderley surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Adderley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.2% less than the national average, earning R 168,240 per year; in United States they earn 3.84% more than the national average, earning $44,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.36% more than the national average, earning $57,809 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Adderley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adderley in the Arabic language
ادرليadrly-

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