Cawley Surname

32,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nauru

Cawley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Cailli,' from Cailli, in the arrondissement of Rouen. Hugh de Cailly, lord of Orby, Norfolk, was head of the family whence sprang the barony.

Osbert de Caly, Norfolk, 1273.

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Cawley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,9001:45,8815,587
England4,2361:13,1531,944
Ireland1,5611:3,017560
Australia7801:34,6104,560
Canada3911:94,23410,282
Wales2901:10,6711,193
Jamaica2681:10,7091,132
Scotland1991:26,9042,887
New Zealand1781:25,4404,458
Northern Ireland1471:12,5511,831
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Jersey251:3,968780
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
France81:8,302,840321,660
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Nauru81:1,485268
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,1561:3,832685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5151:16,0892,365
Wales401:39,2102,093
Scotland181:207,9567,652
Jersey101:5,188903
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3321:37,7024,470

Cawley (47) may also be a first name.

Cawley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Cailli,' from Cailli, in the arrondissement of Rouen. Hugh de Cailly, lord of Orby, Norfolk, was head of the family whence sprang the barony.

Osbert de Caly, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh de Caly, Norfolk, ibid.

1666. John Whalley and Mary Cawley: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

— Cauley for Macauley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Caughley (jackdaw wood meadow), in Shropshire.

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

A contraction of Macaulay.

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

Cawley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cawley is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cawley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 32,822nd most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 450,126 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Cawley are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 47 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 7,900 people, or 1 in 45,881. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States Cawley exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent live and Ireland, where 10 percent live.

Cawley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cawley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cawley surname grew 593 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 280 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 135 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 725 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,106 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cawley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cawley last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cawley are 8.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cawley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.4% more than the national average, earning R 338,388 per year; in United States they earn 5.48% more than the national average, earning $45,515 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.76% less than the national average, earning $48,807 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chawley9267/
Cawwley921/
Cauwley921/
Cawlley920/
Cawly9111/
Cawle910/
Chhawley8619/
Cowley8327,784/
Cabley83196/
Chawle8396/
Kawley8345/
Cavley8323/
Cawles832/
Cawlay832/
Cawlei831/
Cawlie831/
Cawlly830/
Chowley77111/
Chawlue7753/
Chawlay7743/
Chawlya7716/
Cawilly776/
Chawleh774/
Cowlley773/
Chabley772/
Chawlea771/
Cauwles771/
Cauvley771/
Chawlee771/
Cawledz771/
Cawless771/
Chhawly771/
Coowley770/
Cowliey770/
Cable7318,926/
Kawle731,761/
Cowle73775/
Cowly739/
Kawly735/
Cavle734/
Cawli733/
Cawla733/
Cavly732/
Zawle732/
Cably731/
Chhowley7114/
Chhawlay719/
Chawliya713/
D'Cowley711/
Chawla6770,441/
Chable6734,793/
Cauble672,476/
Cobley672,434/
Kewley672,390/
Cablay67977/
Cowler67361/
Khawly67202/
Cowled67197/
Khawle67165/
Chavle67152/
Chawli67101/
Cabloy67100/
Cavlay6799/
Kowley6726/
Cowlay6719/
Covley6717/
Kawles6715/
Cowlie6714/
Chowle6713/
Zawhly678/
Cowlee673/
Cablea673/
Kawlee673/
Kawhle673/
Kawlay672/
Cauvle672/
Cahwla672/
Kaawle672/
Kawlle672/
Zavley672/
Kawlhe672/
Cawlas672/
Cablle671/
Ckawla671/
Caible671/
Kawlie671/
Cavler671/
Cablya671/
Caivle671/
Kahwly671/
Kahwle671/
Kawlea671/
Cowlet671/
Kawlae671/
Cowluy670/
Casswelle670/
Kawler670/
Cowlly670/
Cowloy670/

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Cawley Reference & Research

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Corley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cawley
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