Barsley Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Barsley Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at Bar’s Lea or the Boar’s Lea. [the genit. of Old English bár, a boar + leáh]

Barsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1291:431,92329,000
Australia931:290,27625,669
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1251:195,00315,655
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Barsley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at Bar’s Lea or the Boar’s Lea. [the genit. of Old English bár, a boar + leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Barsley Last Name Facts

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

Barsley is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barsley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Barsley is the 864,701st most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. Barsley occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Barsley reside; 42 percent reside in Northern Europe and 42 percent reside in British Isles.

Barsley is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 431,923. In England Barsley is most frequent in: Lincolnshire, where 22 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent live and East Sussex, where 9 percent live. Other than England this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Barsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Barsley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Barsley surname rose 103 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 145 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Barsley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Barsley surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Barsley earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning $43,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.6% less than the national average, earning $37,960 CAD per year.

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