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Where Does The Last Name Beckley Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Beckley has its highest incidence in Sierra Leone. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Beckley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beckley? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 23,120^th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 310,730 people. The last name Beckley occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Beckley are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Beckley is also the 544,256^th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 267 people.

Beckley is most commonly held in Sierra Leone, where it is held by 11,093 people, or 1 in 639. Other than Sierra Leone this last name occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Beckley Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Beckley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Beckley surname expanded 479 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Beckley Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Beckley surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Beckley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.99% more than the national average, earning R 330,300 per year; in United States they earn 0.9% more than the national average, earning $43,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.9% more than the national average, earning $55,594 CAD per year.