Audley Surname

289,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Audley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Audley (Staffs), the Domesday Aldidelege; 12th cent. Aldith- lege m E)Aldgyth’s Lea. [A.-Sax E(Ald- gyð— e(ald, old + gyð, of obscure mean­ing, perh. a voiced form of cyðð, friend­ship, home] The surname Audley was Latinized de Alditheleia.

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Audley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5431:667,51253,277
England4591:121,39012,264
Australia741:364,80730,412
Canada711:518,95243,932
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Ireland421:112,1185,755
Northern Ireland251:73,8015,249
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
France71:9,488,960336,266
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland831:53,3724,392
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2821:86,4379,090
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Audley (4,799) may also be a first name.

Audley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Audley (Staffs), the Domesday Aldidelege; 12th cent. Aldith- lege m E)Aldgyth’s Lea. [A.-Sax E(Ald- gyð— e(ald, old + gyð, of obscure mean­ing, perh. a voiced form of cyðð, friend­ship, home] The surname Audley was Latinized de Alditheleia.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An undeniable interpolation. This name was assumed from the manor of Audley or Aldithley (Aldidelege, Domesday) in Staffordshire.—See Verdon.

The Battle Abbey Roll (1889) by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett

Formerly Alditheley, a parish and estate in co. Stafford, from which a branch of the noble family of Verdon assumed the surname, temp. King John. Dugdale.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) Local. From ald or aud, old, and ley, a field or pasture—the old field.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(English), anciently de Alditheley. Aldith or Edith's field.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

A location name in Essex, Staffordshire.

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

Audley Last Name Facts

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

Audley (Russian: Аудлей) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Audley.

How Common Is The Last Name Audley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 289,292nd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,500,035 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Audley reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Audley is also the 98,681st most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 4,799 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 543 people, or 1 in 667,512. In The United States Audley is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 11 percent live, Kansas, where 8 percent live and Maryland, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in England, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Audley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Audley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,065 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 49 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Audley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Audley last name is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Audley surname are 7.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.35% registered with the party.

The amount Audley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.7% more than the national average, earning R 429,408 per year; in United States they earn 20.53% more than the national average, earning $52,006 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.3% more than the national average, earning $55,296 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaudley9232/
Haudley9226/
Ausdley921/
Adley911,923/
Udley9111/
Audly911/
Hadley8345,336/
Addley83817/
Hudley83521/
Gadley83332/
Audler8387/
Aidley8351/
Audlee8342/
Oudley8321/
Adleye837/
Eudley836/
Uddley836/
Ausdle834/
Gudley833/
Audlet832/
Adlley832/
Adhley832/
Gaudle831/
Eadley831/
Ajdley831/
Audlle831/
Adliey831/
Audlay830/
Haudly830/
Uedley830/
Haudle830/
Audlie830/
Adly8067,401/
Adle801,775/
Udle8096/
Udly801/
Headley7718,458/
Haidley77296/
Haddley7790/
Houdley774/
Hadlley774/
Hatdley773/
Aedleye773/
Adleeyo773/
Goudley772/
Hudlley772/
Hasdley772/
Haudler771/
Geadley771/
Ahdhley771/
Audleia771/
Adilley771/
Adelley771/
Gaudhle771/
Huidley770/
Heudley770/
Huddley770/
Haadley770/
Adler7373,393/
Hudle732,212/
Gudle731,977/
Udler73313/
Adlly73306/
Gadle73196/
Adlet73188/
Adleh73148/
Hadle73124/
Hadly73123/
Eadle73113/
Addle73105/
Adlie73102/
Odley7396/
Adlya7393/
Adles7393/
Adlay7349/
Adlee7340/
Audla7328/
Addly7326/
Audli7319/
Adhly7316/
Gudly7314/
Gadly7313/
Adhle737/
Adleu737/
Aadle736/
Adlea736/
Adloy736/
Oudly735/
Adlge734/
Hudly733/
Adlei733/
Adlyi733/
Uddle732/
Udhle732/
Eudly731/
Aadly731/
Aedle731/
Udliy731/
Ahdly731/
Aidly731/
Udled731/
Udlee731/
Eudle730/
Eadly730/
Aidle730/
Oudle730/
Gaudelle7132/
Haudille7112/
Gaudliya716/
Adelleye712/
Housdley711/
Headdley711/
Audillie711/
Headeley710/
Headlley710/
Godley675,482/
Hadler673,233/
Huddle672,198/
Hudler671,581/
Adlyah67872/
Haidle67833/
Adille67409/
Hodley67389/
Headly67366/
Adelle67256/
Haddle67183/
Addler67158/
Eadler67131/
Adelly67112/
Headle67100/
Hadlee6783/
Haudli6782/
Hudlet6770/
Adlesh6747/
Udelle6734/
Hadlie6732/
Aydele6728/
Hadlet6723/
Ajdler6721/
Addles6720/
Aidler6719/
Gadhle6718/
Haddly6714/
Gaydle6714/
Gadlay6713/
Gaddle6710/
Adlaya679/
Aidele679/
Haydle679/
Haudliyah678/
Houdly678/
Adliya678/
Adller677/
Goudly676/
Adilly676/
Gudlay676/
Eidley676/
Hadlay675/
Hudlay675/
Aadhle675/
Guddle675/
Aidlee674/
Adhlee673/
Goudle673/
Ahdhle672/
Gaudla672/
Hudles672/
Gudhle672/
Ayodle672/
Adless672/
Hadles672/
Hadloe672/
Adleeh672/
Oudlee672/
Gaddly671/
Hudlez671/
Heudly671/
Easdle671/
Gadlge671/
Gadlle671/
Hadlge671/
Hadluy671/
Aadler671/
Addlee671/
Addleu671/
Adlawe671/
Adlesp671/
Aidhle671/
Udliya671/
Oodley671/
Audlai671/
Adluyi671/
Ajdele671/
Uddlay671/
Gudlle671/
Gaidle671/
Adlieh671/
Adlije671/
Oudler671/
Adhler671/
Hudhle671/
Adleoa671/
Adlles671/
Gadyolley671/
Hadlyi671/
Houdle670/
Oddley670/
Huidle670/
Hudloe670/
Gudloe670/
Haadly670/
Aydlet670/
Haedle670/
Geadle670/
Yedley670/
Huddly670/

Audley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Audley in the Russian language
Аудлейaudlej-

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