Beckley Surname
Approximately 23,453 people bear this surname
Beckley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beckley,' (1) a parish in Oxfordshire; (a) a parish in Sussex, near Rye.
Thomas de Beckelegh, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry de Beckcle, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameBeckley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 11,093 | 1:639 | 117 |
| United States | 7,393 | 1:49,027 | 5,939 |
| England | 1,574 | 1:35,399 | 4,664 |
| Nigeria | 842 | 1:210,383 | 12,505 |
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| South Africa | 476 | 1:113,819 | 13,655 |
| Canada | 402 | 1:91,656 | 10,045 |
| Australia | 285 | 1:94,722 | 10,787 |
| Argentina | 147 | 1:290,772 | 23,277 |
| New Zealand | 89 | 1:50,880 | 8,201 |
| Scotland | 49 | 1:109,262 | 7,254 |
| Wales | 45 | 1:68,767 | 6,014 |
| Northern Ireland | 27 | 1:68,335 | 4,994 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Guatemala | 8 | 1:2,010,334 | 6,458 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 782 | 1:31,171 | 4,146 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,545 | 1:32,504 | 3,914 |
Beckley (267) may also be a first name.
Beckley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beckley,' (1) a parish in Oxfordshire; (a) a parish in Sussex, near Rye.
Thomas de Beckelegh, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry de Beckcle, Oxfordshire, ibid.
1622. Simon Beckley, Berkshire, and Mary Winch: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1689. Edmund Winder and Elinor Beckley: ibid.
1753. Married — John Beckley and Elizabeth Withers: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
(English) belonging to Beckley = 1 Becca’s Lea. [Anglo-Saxon (Sussex) Beccan-leáh-Beccan-, genit. of Becca (y. Beck3) + leáh] 2 the Brook-Lea. [Old English bec(c = Old Norse bekk-r + Old English leáh]
(English) One who came from Beckley (Beocca’s meadow).
Parishes in cos. Sussex and Bucks.
Local. The meadow or pasture by the brook; from beck, a brook, and ley, field or meadow.
A location name in Hampshire, Sussex.
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Beckley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beckley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Beckley is carried by more people in Sierra Leone than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Beckley click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Beckley? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 23,120th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 310,730 people. The surname Beckley occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Beckley live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Beckley is also the 544,256th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 267 people.
The surname Beckley is most frequently held in Sierra Leone, where it is held by 11,093 people, or 1 in 639. Without taking into account Sierra Leone Beckley exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.
Beckley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Beckley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 479 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Beckley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Beckley last name is predominantly Catholic (89%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Beckley last name are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.71% being registered with 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.
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