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

Atherly is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atherly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 935,326th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. This last name 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.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 1,701,685. In The United States Atherly is mostly found in: California, where 25 percent reside, New York, where 16 percent reside and Kansas, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it 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 over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Atherly surname grew 666 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Atherly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Atherly surname are 0.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.78% registered with 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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