Caverly Surname

193,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Caverly Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Calverley,' a parish five miles from Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire Foravariant, v. Caverley.

Christiana de Kalverle, Norfolk., Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Caverly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4871:243,75223,231
Canada5691:64,7557,541
Ireland741:63,6344,162
England191:2,932,529101,561
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland491:90,4056,033
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3921:128,10912,343

Caverly (30) may also be a first name.

Caverly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Calverley,' a parish five miles from Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire Foravariant, v. Caverley.

Christiana de Kalverle, Norfolk., Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Gilbert de Calverley, Northumberland, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Apies de Calverslay. 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johanna de Calverley, 1379: ibid.

1588. Married — Richarde Calverley and Dorithie Okes: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1785. — Joseph Calverley and Hannah Compton: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Calverley,' which see, a variant. Calverley is a parish near Bradford, Yorkshire.

1562. Baptised — Edmond, s. Bryan Caverley: St. Michael, Cornhill.

The personal name of the father would of itself suggest a Yorkshire parentage. Bryan, until the 18th century, was a great favourite in North Lancashire, and West and North Yorkshire. Of this fact I might give endless proofs. Caverly is well known in the United States. It went out early.

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

John Scott came into England in the suite of the Princess Maud of Scotland, on her marriage with King Henry I., and acquired the estate of Calverley, co. York, whence he adopted the surname, and where he was resident in 1136. From him descended a right knightly progeny.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Calverley is one of the old Yorkshire names, now uncommon in the county. The Calverleys of Calverley, a knightly family, came into possession of Esholt Hall, Guiseley, in the reign of Charles I. (S. G.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Caverly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Caverly is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Caverly.

How Common Is The Last Name Caverly? popularity and diffusion

It is the 193,885th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,361,414 people. The surname Caverly occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Caverly are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most widespread forename on earth, held by 30 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,487 people, or 1 in 243,752. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 25 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 26 percent live and Ireland, where 3 percent live.

Caverly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Caverly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Caverly last name expanded 379 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 151 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it fell 41 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Caverly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Caverly surname are 4.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.09% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Caverly earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.07% less than the national average, earning $40,529 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.81% more than the national average, earning $50,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caverley93303/
Caverlay931/
Coverly86306/
Caverle8617/
Caberly863/
Caverlé861/
Coverley80792/
Caverlee8069/
Kaverley803/
Caberley801/
Couverley759/
Kaverla71109/
Koverly7110/
Caberli713/
Cowerly711/
Coberley67487/
Couberly6716/
Coverlid6713/
Coverlee671/
Kaiberly671/
Coverlett630/
Kaberle5798/
Kaberli5722/
Cabirli5712/
Kabirly573/
Kavirla573/
Coberle571/
Koverla571/
Kaberlai531/
Kovirelly503/

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Caverly Reference & Research

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