Atherlay Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Atherlay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atherlay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England11:24,375,369195,128

Atherlay Last Name Facts

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

Atherlay is most common in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Atherlay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atherlay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Atherlay are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 5,065,278. In England it is most numerous in: Nottinghamshire, where 91 percent live and Derbyshire, where 9 percent live. Other than England Atherlay is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent live and Scotland, where 13 percent live.

Atherlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Atherlay has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Atherlay last name expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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 Atherlay
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