Bartley Surname

15,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Samoa

Bartley Surname Definition:

(1) Bapt 'the son of Bartholomew,' from the nick. Bartle and pet Bartley; compare Charlie, Teddy, Bobbie, &c. Although looking strongly local, I find no evidence of this. We have, on the contrary, proof that Bartley owns Bartholomew as its parent.

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Bartley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21,9671:16,5002,091
England3,6431:15,2952,245
Jamaica3,3101:867160
Australia2,5511:10,5821,569
Canada1,7361:21,2242,918
Samoa7711:25146
Ireland6521:7,2221,045
New Zealand5571:8,1301,384
Wales4301:7,197804
Northern Ireland1821:10,1381,607
Panama1611:24,3001,515
Scotland701:76,4835,732
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Ecuador571:279,0508,784
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Portugal381:274,16410,086
France381:1,747,966156,445
Belize371:9,6071,280
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
United States Virgin Islands321:3,449570
Trinidad and Tobago321:42,6243,925
Bermuda311:2,106336
American Samoa301:1,859357
Costa Rica221:217,2762,674
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Antigua and Barbuda181:5,510685
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
Norway71:734,61250,907
Jersey71:14,1722,872
India71:109,580,769786,157
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
China41:341,830,39216,990
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Anguilla21:6,718471
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Guam11:160,1214,893
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Dominica11:75,891912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5291:8,3741,261
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2581:19,3762,781
Wales1551:10,119616
Scotland191:197,0117,414
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1061:16,1682,051

Bartley (2,679) may also be a first name.

Bartley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) Bapt 'the son of Bartholomew,' from the nick. Bartle and pet Bartley; compare Charlie, Teddy, Bobbie, &c. Although looking strongly local, I find no evidence of this. We have, on the contrary, proof that Bartley owns Bartholomew as its parent.

Bartly Bradforth, Yorkshire: Fabric Rolls of York Minster: Wills and Inventories (Surtees Society).

This occurring in the county where Bartle was so popular clinches the argument; v. Bartle, Bartlett, Bate, &c.

(2) Local, 'of Berkeley,' a variant.

1571. Francis Barteleye, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Register of the University of Oxford.

1591-2. Richard Barkeley, or Bartley, Gloucestershire: ibid.

In the above two entries we see evidence that the west-country surname Berkeley was sometimes modified into Bartley.

1691-3. Married — William Bartley and Elizabeth Newbery: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(Anglo-Semit.) a double diminutive of Bar­tholomew, q.v. [English diminutive suff. -y] (English) belonging to Bartley = prob. Be(o)rhta's Lea. [Anglo-Saxon *Be(o)rhtan- leáh-Be(o)rhtan-, genit. of Be(o)rhta, from be(o)rht = bright, glorious]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Bartley (birch wood), the name of places in Hampshire and Warwickshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A location name in Hampshire, Worcestershire.

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

Bartley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bartley is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bartley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 15,180th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 198,565 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Bartley are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 141,592nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,679 people.

The last name Bartley is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 21,967 people, or 1 in 16,500. In The United States Bartley is mostly concentrated in: Kentucky, where 8 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 71 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent are found and Jamaica, where 9 percent are found.

Bartley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bartley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bartley surname rose 707 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 290 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 123 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 277 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 368 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bartley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bartley last name are 15.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bartley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.87% more than the national average, earning R 320,508 per year; in United States they earn 2.85% less than the national average, earning $41,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.75% less than the national average, earning $48,318 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barthley93186/
Barttley935/
Barrtley931/
Bartleyy931/
Bartleys930/
Bartle927,516/
Bartly9260/
D'Bartley881/
Bartles861,275/
Bartlet86841/
Bartler86468/
Barthle86391/
Bertley86101/
Wartley8673/
Barthly8659/
Bartlay8612/
Bartlle867/
Baertle867/
Bartlee864/
Bortley863/
Barttle862/
Bartluy862/
Bartlys862/
Bartlez861/
Bartloy861/
Vartley861/
Bartled861/
Bartlie861/
Bartlej861/
Beartly860/
Bartleh860/
Bartlett80110,789/
Bartleet80677/
Bartelle80524/
Bartless8037/
Bartlowe8034/
Barttlet8024/
Barthlet807/
Whartley802/
Bartelly802/
Bearttle801/
Bartlesz801/
Bartlles801/
Bartleat801/
Bartleit801/
Bartlees800/
Bartlets800/
Barttles800/
Bartllet800/
Barttler800/
Warthley800/
Bartille800/
Berthley800/
Bortle77639/
Bärtle77162/
Bertle7787/
Bartli7722/
Bartla778/
Wartly775/
Wartle771/
Bartlé771/
Vartle770/
Barthlett7581/
Barttlett756/
Barrtlett755/
Bartletts752/
Bartellet752/
Beartlett752/
Baartlett752/
Bartleett751/
Bartielle751/
Bartillet751/
Barthelly751/
Bartleest750/
Barttelle750/
Bartelles750/
Bartellez750/
Wharthley750/
Wortley712,797/
Bortles71163/
Bartlau71149/
Berthle7131/
Wartler7127/
Bartlit7125/
Bhartla7123/
Bartlett's712/
Bartlip711/
Bartliz711/
Bartlli711/
Bartlis711/
Barıtlı711/
Bertleu711/
Bartlat710/
Bertlie710/
Whartly710/
Bartellett710/
Warthly710/
Borttle710/
Whartle710/
Berttle710/
Bartlou710/
Bartlio710/
Bartlas710/
Buirtle710/
Worthley671,567/
Bertelle671,526/
Wartelle671,473/
Bertille67986/
Bartelli67859/
Bartella67494/
Bartylla67451/
Bartilla67231/
Bortelle6735/
Bartlatt674/
Bartlitt674/
Bortless674/
Vartlett672/
Worhtley672/
Bartlisz672/
Weartler671/
Vartelle671/
Bortlett671/
Bortille671/
Bourtles671/
Bortleet670/
Wartletz670/

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