Burley Surname

25,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Burley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Burleigh' or' Burley,' the spellings being interchangeable. Places (including parishes, chapelries, liberties, and tithings) occur in Rutland, Hampshire, West Riding of Yorkshire, and Cheshire.

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Burley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,3531:31,9263,991
England4,7791:11,6591,718
Australia2,3851:11,3191,670
Canada1,5181:24,2723,298
New Zealand2341:19,3523,400
Scotland1971:27,1772,903
Wales1591:19,4622,076
South Africa1381:392,59234,819
Israel591:145,04515,356
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
Northern Ireland411:45,0013,962
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
France221:3,019,215204,848
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Singapore171:323,98313,856
India161:47,941,586492,263
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Norway111:467,48139,375
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Guam81:20,0153,029
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
China41:341,830,39216,990
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland551:80,5435,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6861:9,0751,361
Scotland1201:31,1932,630
Guernsey161:2,041347
Wales161:98,0264,293
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3661:21,2252,667

Burley (1,773) may also be a first name.

Burley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Burleigh' or' Burley,' the spellings being interchangeable. Places (including parishes, chapelries, liberties, and tithings) occur in Rutland, Hampshire, West Riding of Yorkshire, and Cheshire. With regard to the suffix -high or -ley, v. Leigh.

Nicholas Borlegh, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John de Borleg, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Simon de Burley, Salop, ibid.

1577. Edward Burleigh, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1578-9- Edward Burley, Wiltshire: ibid.

1605. Henry Borlighe, Devon: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Burleigh or Burley = 1 the Boor-Lea (Peasants’ Lea) [Old English ge)btlr + leáh] 2 the Byre (Cattle-Stall) Lea [O.E byre + leáh] 3 the Castle-Lea [Old English burh + leáh] 4 the Hill-Lea [Old English beorh + leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Burley (wood belonging to a fort), the name of several places in England.

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

Roger de Burlie occurs in Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Hampshire, Rutland.

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

Burley Last Name Facts

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

Burley (Arabic: بورلي, Russian: Бурлей) is most common in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 25,429th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 343,768 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Burley reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 181,705th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 1,773 people.

The surname Burley is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 11,353 people, or 1 in 31,926. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 11 percent live, Georgia, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 55 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Burley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Burley surname expanded 480 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 994 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Burley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (47%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Burley surname are 8.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.79% being registered with the party.

The amount Burley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 113.23% more than the national average, earning 737,952 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 93.64% more than the national average, earning R 460,164 per year; in United States they earn 4.99% less than the national average, earning $40,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $51,082 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baurley92128/
Buirley92128/
Buhrley9242/
Bourley9219/
Bhurley925/
Burleys924/
Beurley924/
Burliey922/
Buerley920/
Burhley920/
Burleyh920/
Burrley920/
Burlley920/
Burle918,162/
Burly9152/
Buehrley862/
Burlet832,958/
Borley831,921/
Burlea831,167/
Burlay83894/
Burles83829/
Bhurle83397/
Baurle83311/
Burlya83258/
Burlyi83240/
Buhrle83198/
Burlei83180/
Burluy83146/
Burlie83118/
Bourly83114/
Bourle83108/
Buerle8399/
Burlee8393/
Beurle8377/
Burliy8361/
Burrle8356/
Vurley8340/
Burlle8323/
Burler8313/
Buurle8313/
Wurley836/
Burhle834/
Burlae833/
Burloy831/
Burlhe831/
Burlyo831/
Butrly831/
Burlue831/
Burled831/
Burlej831/
Baurly830/
Buirle830/
Buhrly830/
Burleu830/
Buyrle830/
Buirly830/
Burzle830/
Burlly830/
Burrly830/
Beurly830/
Bourlet772,745/
Burelle771,227/
Buehrle77875/
Bourles77600/
Burille77497/
Burlett77344/
Bourlez77240/
Burless77167/
Burlyay77101/
Beurlet7765/
Bourlay7736/
Buehrly7720/
Burlych7712/
Bourlée7711/
Burlech779/
Bhaurle775/
Bhourle775/
Beurler775/
Buurlea774/
Burelly774/
Buerhle773/
Burleue773/
Burhler773/
Bourlee773/
Boorley772/
Burliay772/
Bourloy772/
Burliya771/
Burllee771/
Burrlee771/
Buurlee771/
Bourlae771/
Bhurlay771/
Bhuurle771/
Wourley771/
Baurlae770/
Burlets770/
Whurley770/
Bourlie770/
Beurrle770/
Buhrlie770/
Borrley770/
Burletz770/
Butrler770/
Burla7312,915/
Borle735,246/
Burli734,450/
Burlă73161/
Bürle73100/
Borly7325/
Burlé733/
Vurle732/
Burlá732/
Wurly730/
Bourelly71836/
Bourelle71546/
Bureller71129/
Bourlett7194/
Bourliea7182/
Buriller7163/
Burrelle7159/
Bourlaye7149/
Bourille7147/
Bhourlay7131/
Beurelle7127/
Burleová7124/
Burleith713/
Borelley713/
Butrille712/
Bourleux712/
Burelles711/
Burleich711/
Burrelly711/
Burrille711/
Butrelle711/
Bhurliya711/
Wourzley711/
Bourilly711/
Baurelle710/
Burlayes710/
Burlagge710/
Burleijh710/
Worley6739,245/
Burlat673,341/
Burlas671,647/
Bourrelly67999/
Burlai67873/
Bührle67802/
Bhurla67722/
Borlay67692/
Borlea67586/
Burlia67444/
Bierle67428/
Bourla67379/
Burlui67379/
Burloi67374/
Bürzle67242/
Boutrelle67227/
Boorle67203/
Bourli67192/
Borlee67181/
Borlie67125/
Burlau6793/
Bourrelle6787/
Borlle6781/
Burlla6774/
Burlli6768/
Bourillet6765/
Bhurli6751/
Buurla6749/
Burlis6747/
Bourrilly6739/
Burlaz6723/
Buerli6721/
Burlap6720/
Burrla6719/
Burlaa6718/
Bauruelle6718/
Burlou6716/
Buurli6715/
Burlij6715/
Burlid676/
Bhorle674/
Boorly674/
Bourlé674/
Bourrille674/
Burlii673/
Wurzle673/
Burlaj672/
Burrelles672/
Burrli672/
Burlayova671/
Burlehadt671/
Bouriolly671/
Bouyrelly671/
Baurleidh671/
Borhle671/
Burlač671/
Burlit671/
Bürlet671/
Bourielle671/
Borloy671/
Burlip670/
Baurla670/
Wurler670/
Borrle670/
Vaurle670/
Borleu670/

Burley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burley in the Russian language
Бурлейburlej-
Burley in the Arabic language
بورليbwrly-
برلىbrly-
بيرليbyrly-
برليbrly-

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