Ashley Surname
Approximately 77,006 people bear this surname
Ashley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ashley,' parishes in the Dioceses of Canterbury, Chester, Ely, Gloucester and Bristol, Lichfield, Peterborough, Winchester, and Oxford.
Robert de Aslegh, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameAshley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 49,980 | 1:7,252 | 853 |
| England | 9,904 | 1:5,626 | 801 |
| Ghana | 5,126 | 1:5,271 | 745 |
| Australia | 3,517 | 1:7,676 | 1,139 |
| Canada | 2,260 | 1:16,303 | 2,362 |
| Jamaica | 1,553 | 1:1,848 | 302 |
| Kenya | 607 | 1:76,079 | 7,111 |
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| New Zealand | 533 | 1:8,496 | 1,467 |
| Wales | 481 | 1:6,434 | 711 |
| South Africa | 271 | 1:199,918 | 21,433 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Fiji | 189 | 1:4,732 | 899 |
| Scotland | 153 | 1:34,992 | 3,430 |
| Nigeria | 131 | 1:1,352,235 | 53,045 |
| Thailand | 121 | 1:583,788 | 99,456 |
| Singapore | 120 | 1:45,898 | 1,743 |
| Zimbabwe | 84 | 1:183,789 | 21,931 |
| Spain | 83 | 1:563,278 | 26,988 |
| Northern Ireland | 81 | 1:22,778 | 2,624 |
| India | 76 | 1:10,092,966 | 194,472 |
| Guyana | 57 | 1:13,372 | 1,858 |
| Malaysia | 56 | 1:526,683 | 26,095 |
| Panama | 55 | 1:71,132 | 3,050 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Philippines | 49 | 1:2,066,086 | 120,732 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Solomon Islands | 37 | 1:15,676 | 2,975 |
| Isle of Man | 35 | 1:2,452 | 488 |
| Israel | 32 | 1:267,426 | 24,032 |
| Russia | 30 | 1:4,804,102 | 217,805 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| China | 26 | 1:52,589,291 | 2,849 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Ireland | 25 | 1:188,358 | 7,886 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
| Saint Lucia | 20 | 1:8,939 | 961 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Honduras | 9 | 1:979,605 | 4,574 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Mauritius | 6 | 1:215,570 | 8,537 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Brunei | 3 | 1:139,577 | 3,009 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 34 | 1:130,290 | 7,484 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,862 | 1:5,013 | 758 |
| Wales | 116 | 1:13,521 | 806 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:155,967 | 6,425 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:4,324 | 761 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:6,784 | 664 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,187 | 1:6,987 | 884 |
Ashley (665,634) may also be a first name.
Ashley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ashley,' parishes in the Dioceses of Canterbury, Chester, Ely, Gloucester and Bristol, Lichfield, Peterborough, Winchester, and Oxford.
Robert de Aslegh, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry de Assele, Norfolk, ibid.
Walter de Asseleghe, Somerset, ibid.
John de Asshelegh, Devon, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Robert de Asshele, Bedfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
1617. Richard Reeve and Anne Ashley: Marriage Lic. (London).
1741. Married — Perret Fenton and Mary Ashley: St. Mary Aldermary.
(English) belonging to Ashley = 1 the AsH- Tree Lea. [Old English æsc + leáh] 2 Æsc’s Lea. [v. Ash2]
Common place name in England.
(English) One who came from Ashley (the wood where ash trees grew), the name of various places in England.
Parishes in Staffordshire, Wilts, Cambridge, &c.
(Saxon.) Local. The lea, field, or pasture abounding in ash—trees. Leegh, ley, or lea, signifying uncultivated grounds or pastures; lands untilled, generally used as commons.
Walter de Esseleia was of Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). He was also of Gloucestershire, 1198 (Rot. Pip.).
A location name in Hampshire, Wiltshire.
The Ashleys possess the name of a Staffordshire parish.
Ashley Demographics
Average Male Ashley Height
176.84 cm
Average Female Ashley Height
163.23 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ashley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ashley (Arabic: أشلي, Hindi: ऐशले, Marathi: अॅशले, Russian: Ашлей, Tibetan: ཨ་ཤིག་) is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashley? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,380th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,636 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Ashley are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ashley is also the 1,470th most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 665,634 people.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 49,980 people, or 1 in 7,252. In The United States Ashley is most prevalent in: Texas, where 9 percent live, Georgia, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 122 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent live and Ghana, where 7 percent live.
Ashley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ashley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 695 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 415 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 638 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 26 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Ashley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ashley surname is predominantly Anglican (48%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Ashley surname are 12.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.7% being registered with the party.
The amount Ashley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.03% more than the national average, earning 411,934 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 72.82% more than the national average, earning R 410,676 per year; in United States they earn 6.35% less than the national average, earning $40,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.82% more than the national average, earning $50,587 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ashley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་ཤིག་ | ashik | - |
| Ashley in the Hindi language | ||
| ऐशले | aisale | 50 |
| एशले | esale | 50 |
| Ashley in the Marathi language | ||
| अॅशले | aesale | 31.25 |
| अशलेय | asaleya | 21.88 |
| अशले | asale | 9.38 |
| आशले | asale | 9.38 |
| लेय | leya | 6.25 |
| ऍशलेय | esaleya | 6.25 |
| अशलेश | asalesa | 3.13 |
| आलेलुया | aleluya | 3.13 |
| असलेय | asaleya | 3.13 |
| आशलेय | asaleya | 3.13 |
| असले | asale | 3.13 |
| Ashley in the Russian language | ||
| Ашлей | aslej | - |
| Ashley in the Arabic language | ||
| أشلي | ashly | - |
| آشلي | ashly | - |
| اشلي | ashly | - |
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Ashley Reference & Research
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