Barley Surname
Approximately 11,045 people bear this surname
Barley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Barlow , a probable variant (a) Local, 'of Barley,' a parish in Hertfordshire, near Barkway. No doubt [a) is the chief parent of our southern Barleys.
William de Berele, Cambridgeshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameBarley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,848 | 1:61,980 | 7,256 |
| England | 2,749 | 1:20,268 | 2,869 |
| Liberia | 522 | 1:8,445 | 972 |
| Canada | 405 | 1:90,977 | 9,993 |
| Australia | 386 | 1:69,937 | 8,284 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| South Africa | 122 | 1:444,080 | 37,713 |
| New Zealand | 102 | 1:44,395 | 7,335 |
| Saint Lucia | 99 | 1:1,806 | 323 |
| Wales | 92 | 1:33,636 | 3,370 |
| Costa Rica | 52 | 1:91,924 | 1,623 |
| Northern Ireland | 26 | 1:70,963 | 5,105 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Jamaica | 21 | 1:136,664 | 4,886 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,667 | 1:14,622 | 2,177 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,264 | 1:39,730 | 4,678 |
Barley (440) may also be a first name.
Barley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Barlow , a probable variant (a) Local, 'of Barley,' a parish in Hertfordshire, near Barkway. No doubt [a) is the chief parent of our southern Barleys.
William de Berele, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1565. Thomas Felde and Alice Barley: Marriage Lic. (London).
1573. George Barley, of Overton: Wills at Chester.
1596. Richard Barley, Hertfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1603. Married — James Barley and Ells. Miller: St. Dionis Backchurch.
(English) belonging to Barley = + the Barley-Field. [Old English bere + leáh] 2 Bera’s Lea. [Anglo-Saxon Beran-leáh-Beran-, genit. of Bera = bear] 3 the Boar-Lea. [Old English bár + leáh] 4 the Bare Lea. [Old English bær + leáh] William deBerele.—Hundred Rolls
Parishes and places in cos.
A location name in Hertfordshire.
Barley Demographics
Barley Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Barley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Barley (Russian: Барлей) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Barley click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barley? popularity and diffusion
Barley is the 46,905th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 659,805 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Barley live; 57 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Barley is also the 408,694th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 440 people.
Barley is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 5,848 people, or 1 in 61,980. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live, Virginia, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 77 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and Liberia, where 5 percent live.
Barley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Barley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 463 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,840 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 289 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Barley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Barley last name is primarily Catholic (81%) in Ireland and Syriac Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Barley surname are 12.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.24% registered with the political party.
The amount Barley earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.1% less than the national average, earning R 187,488 per year; in United States they earn 4.72% less than the national average, earning $41,111 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.87% more than the national average, earning $52,104 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barley in the Russian language | ||
| Барлей | barlej | - |
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