Bortley Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Bortley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bortley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Bortley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bortley occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bortley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Bortley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Bortley reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Bortley is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Bortley is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 50 percent live and Virginia, where 50 percent live. Other than The United States Bortley exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 33 percent live.

Bortley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bortley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bortley last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bortley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bortley last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bortle92639/
Bartley8636,701/
Wortley862,797/
Bortles86163/
Burtley86163/
Bertley86101/
Borttle860/
Worthley801,567/
Barthley80186/
Bortelle8035/
Barttley805/
Bortless804/
Worhtley802/
Bortlett801/
Barrtley801/
Bortille801/
Bartleyy801/
Bourtles801/
Bartleys800/
Berthley800/
Bortleet800/
Bartle777,516/
Burtle77312/
Bärtle77162/
Bertle7787/
Bartly7760/
Burtly7710/
Bortli771/
Vortle771/
Wortle771/
Wortly771/
Borthelle75170/
Bourtelle755/
Bortellet751/
D'Bartley751/
Wworthley750/
Bartles711,275/
Bartlet71841/
Bartler71468/
Barthle71391/
Burtles7175/
Wartley7173/
Barthly7159/
Berthle7131/
Bartlay7112/
Worthly719/
Burtler717/
Bartlle717/
Baertle717/
Wortlet716/
Wortles715/
Bartlee714/
Bartlys712/
Bartluy712/
Barttle712/
Bortlis712/
Bartlie711/
Bartled711/
Vartley711/
Bartloy711/
Bartlez711/
Wortliy711/
Bartlej711/
Bertleu711/
Bertlie710/
Buirtle710/
Berttle710/
Worthle710/
Bartleh710/
Bartlett67110,789/
Bertelle671,526/
Bertille67986/
Bartleet67677/
Bartelle67524/
Burtless67135/
Bortlisz67106/
Bartless6737/
Bartlowe6734/
Barttlet6724/
Burtelle6717/
Bortelli6715/
Burtlett677/
Barthlet677/
Bartelly672/
Whartley672/
Bartleit671/
Bartlles671/
Bartleat671/
Bortlich671/
Bartlesz671/
Wortelle671/
Barttles670/
Bartllet670/
Worthlay670/
Bartlets670/
Barttler670/
Bartlees670/
Warthley670/
Bartille670/
Worthlie670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bortley
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