Ayloff Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Ayloff Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ailof.' In Domesday.

Ailef de Palestu, 1176: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.

Eilaf fil. Gospatric, 1166: ibid.

Arnaed Fitz-Aluf, sheriff of London, 1108: Chronicles of the Mayors and Sheriffs of London, 1188-1274.

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Ayloff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Ayloff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ailof.' In Domesday.

Ailef de Palestu, 1176: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.

Eilaf fil. Gospatric, 1166: ibid.

Arnaed Fitz-Aluf, sheriff of London, 1108: Chronicles of the Mayors and Sheriffs of London, 1188-1274.

Robertus Haylyf, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Aliff White (masc.), 1648: Reg. St. James, Clerkenwell.

John Aliff, 1645;: ibid.

Thomas Ayloffe, Essex, c. 1500: History of Norfolk.

1608. Katherine, d. of Thomas Ayloffe: St. Peter's, Cornhill.

1702. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. of Thomas Ayloffe: St. John Baptist on Wallbrook (London).

1783. Married — William Ayliffe and Frances Weston: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A baptismal name ante 1086. Ailof. Domesd.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ayloff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ayloff is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayloff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ayloff is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Ayloff occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Ayloff live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Ayloff is mostly found in: Oxfordshire, where 100 percent reside. Apart from England this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 33 percent reside.

Ayloff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ayloff has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Ylioff8311/
Haloff837/
Alioff836/
Alloff833/
Yoloff832/
Aloffe831/
Alhoff831/
Auloff831/
Yeloff831/
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Ayloft830/
Atloff830/
Eyloff830/
Ealoff830/
Alof80138/
Allhoff77305/
Halloff7744/
Galhoff7715/
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Ahlhoff772/
Halooff771/
Allouff771/
Galloff770/
Gealoff770/
Eloff734,575/
Alofe731,380/
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Yelof731/
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Atlof730/
Ahlof730/
Gallhoff7129/
Gahlhoff7123/
Yjilioff714/
Ihloff67183/
Elioff67120/
Hallof67111/
Alhofh6786/
Ilioff6775/
Haylow6770/
Elhoff6770/
Geloff6757/
Oeloff6756/
Gallof6755/
Aylova6750/
Allouf6749/
Allofs6748/
Halouf6739/
Aalouf6734/
Ahylov6726/
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Elloff6719/
Giloff6718/
Eiloff6716/
Ayolov6713/
Ayalov6710/
Allhof6710/
Algaff679/
Ayilov678/
Alaffe675/
Allaff675/
Haloof675/
Allotf675/
Gaylov674/
Ayulov674/
Asloof673/
Aloufe673/
Illoff672/
Galgof672/
Haslof671/
Elgoff671/
Euloff671/
Ayylov671/
Galouf671/
Alloof671/
Ayelow671/
Hiloff671/
Galaff671/
Allofe671/
Ajelof671/
Aslouf671/
Eloffs671/
Alyaff671/
Isloff670/
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