Audley Surname
Approximately 1,325 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 543 | 1:667,512 | 53,277 |
| England | 459 | 1:121,390 | 12,264 |
| Australia | 74 | 1:364,807 | 30,412 |
| Canada | 71 | 1:518,952 | 43,932 |
| Russia | 47 | 1:3,066,448 | 164,949 |
| Ireland | 42 | 1:112,118 | 5,755 |
| Northern Ireland | 25 | 1:73,801 | 5,249 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 83 | 1:53,372 | 4,392 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 282 | 1:86,437 | 9,090 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
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.
An undeniable interpolation. This name was assumed from the manor of Audley or Aldithley (Aldidelege, Domesday) in Staffordshire.—See Verdon.
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.
(Saxon.) Local. From ald or aud, old, and ley, a field or pasture—the old field.
(English), anciently de Alditheley. Aldith or Edith's field.
A location name in Essex, Staffordshire.
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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
Audley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Audley in the Russian language | ||
| Аудлей | audlej | - |
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