Atherly Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Atherly Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Atherley = the Spring-Lea. [Old English œðre or c&dre, a spring + leáh]

Atherly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
Guyana261:29,3163,211
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
England81:6,964,757184,742
Panama71:558,8949,437
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Barbados11:287,4482,772
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Atherly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Atherley = the Spring-Lea. [Old English œðre or c&dre, a spring + leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Atherly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atherly occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atherly? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 935,326th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 25,934,327 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Atherly reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Atherly is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 213 people, or 1 in 1,701,685. In The United States Atherly is primarily found in: California, where 25 percent reside, New York, where 16 percent reside and Kansas, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The United States Atherly exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Guyana, where 9 percent reside and Trinidad and Tobago, where 5 percent reside.

Atherly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Atherly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Atherly last name rose 666 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Atherly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Atherly are 0.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

Atherly earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.71% less than the national average, earning $39,823 USD per year.

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