Chamley Surname

412,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Chamley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'le Champagnois,' an immigrant from the province of Champagne. Chamney, &c, are variants of Champney, which see. From Yorkshire it passed into Furness, where for centuries Chamney or Chamley has been a familiar surname.

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Chamley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2921:1,241,29887,773
England2881:193,46517,079
France991:670,93786,003
New Zealand731:62,0329,583
Australia701:385,65331,598
Wales51:618,90625,852
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Chamley (17) may also be a first name.

Chamley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'le Champagnois,' an immigrant from the province of Champagne. Chamney, &c, are variants of Champney, which see. From Yorkshire it passed into Furness, where for centuries Chamney or Chamley has been a familiar surname. Besides the original Champney, the first three following are specimens of entries in my old church-books at Ulverston:

1546. Baptised — Isabell Chamney: Reg. Ulverston Ch.

1547. Buried — John Chamney: ibid.

1696. — Joyce Chamley: ibid.

James Champney, of the parish of Ulverston, 1631: Wills at Richmond.

James Chamney, of Ulverston, 1596: ibid.

Henry Chamley, of Dalton-in-Furness, 1672: ibid.

1565. Francis Wolman and Margaret Chamley: Marriage Lic. (London).

1593-4. Christopher Taylor and Ann Chambly: ibid.

In the form of Chambney this surname went out to Virginia in 1635 (v. Hotten's Lists of Emigrants). It is found in Boston as Chamley, and at Philadelphia as Chambley. The change from 'n' to 'l' or vice versa is common; compare balusters and banisters, the latter being modern.

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

From Chamilly; a location name in Normandy.

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

Chamley: is Chamilly, Saone-et-Loire.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Chamley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chamley is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chamley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 412,207th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,614,120 people. Chamley occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Chamley are found; 35 percent are found in Northern Europe and 35 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname Chamley is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 1,241,298. In The United States Chamley is primarily concentrated in: South Dakota, where 21 percent live, Missouri, where 10 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 34 percent live and France, where 12 percent live.

Chamley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chamley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chamley last name increased 621 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 288 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chamley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chamley last name are 19.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.07% being registered with the political party.

The amount Chamley earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.38% less than the national average, earning $38,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.32% more than the national average, earning $56,799 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaumley9318/
Hamley921,638/
Chamly921,119/
Chamle92861/
Camley92242/
Chamlee86963/
Chanley86660/
Shamley86463/
Chomley86173/
Schamle86107/
Chamlay8674/
Chamlet8662/
Hammley8622/
Chemley863/
Chamlle863/
Hamnley862/
Chamler862/
Chamles862/
Chamlie862/
Cahmley861/
Haimley861/
Chamleh861/
Heamley860/
Caumley860/
Chamlea860/
Hamly833,024/
Hamle8365/
Camle836/
Camly831/
Schanley8095/
Chamless8055/
Schamlle8011/
Chamelly806/
Chamlahe805/
Chamille804/
Chamelle803/
Chamilly802/
Tchamleu802/
Chamlett801/
Chainley800/
Chacimle800/
Channley800/
Hanley7745,801/
Hamlet777,500/
Comley773,567/
Hamleh771,610/
Hamler771,507/
Shamly77914/
Chamli77673/
Chamla77577/
Hamlyi77242/
Hamloy77114/
Khamly77102/
Shamle7783/
Chanly7775/
Samley7753/
Chanle7746/
Xhamle7724/
Homley7723/
Hamlie7722/
Camlay779/
Chomle778/
Hamled776/
Hamlee776/
Khamle775/
Jamley774/
Hamlay774/
Camlee771/
Hammle771/
Hamlys771/
Chemle771/
Camloy771/
Camhle770/
Chomly770/
Cammle770/
Hamlle770/
Tschamler75100/
Chaumelle7579/
Schammler7556/
Chamillet752/
Tchamloyo751/
Chamellet751/
Hasmilley750/
Chanelley750/
Chamielle750/
Chaimless750/
Camille7115,940/
Shanley719,556/
Hamlett718,743/
Khamlue715,686/
Hainley71664/
Hamelle71415/
Chanler71256/
Hammler71254/
Chanhly71220/
Hamille71210/
Khamloy71181/
Chamlou71175/
Chamlai71173/
Khamlae71148/
Chanlae7190/
Chanloy7178/
Hannley7158/
Shamlee7156/
Chanlee7152/
Shamlyi7152/
Chamlis7150/
Chanloe7142/
Hamelly7141/
Czamlet7125/
Heanley7122/
Camilly7121/
Khamlyi7119/
Camelle7117/
Khamlee7117/
Schamli7116/
Khamleu7114/
Shamleh7114/
Tschammler7111/
Khamlay7110/
Shamlet7110/
Hanleys7110/
Chaemla719/
Czamler719/
Chamlat719/
Shamlei719/
Shamler718/
Camelly718/
Samlley717/
Khamlei716/
Chanlay715/
Hamilly714/
Chanles714/
Schaumille714/
Chamlia714/
Jhamlee714/
Hammlet713/
Chamlla713/
Chaamla713/
Hamlohy713/
Chanlie713/
Chaumiolle713/
Hamliya713/
Hanlley712/
Shamliy712/
Hamlayi712/
Shamlay712/
Chanlue712/
Chamloi712/
Khamloe712/
Chemlee712/
Khamliy711/
Chamlio711/
Chanlei711/
Channle711/
Chemlay711/
Commley711/
Hamleet711/
Hanleey711/
Hanleyy711/
Schanle711/
Shamlie711/
Chaunly711/
Houmley711/
Schamlé711/
Tchamli711/
Haimlie711/
Chanlet711/
Chamlaz711/
Chamlah711/
Dzhamly711/
Haamleh711/
Haanley711/
Hamlaay711/
Hamlaya711/
Hamller711/
Hamylle711/
Khamlea711/
Coomley710/
Chonley710/
Hahnley710/
Chamlip710/
Schanly710/
Hamllet710/
Hamlowe710/
Hamless710/
Hamli675,402/
Hamla673,716/
Hanly673,179/
Hanle67506/
Comly67504/
Jamle67389/
Haşimler67176/
Schaumüller67151/
Chanelly67140/
Samle67131/
Camli67113/
Chanelle6789/
Homly6777/
Chemelle6766/
Xhamlayo6737/
Chemille6736/
Chamilla6732/
Samly6732/
Shamlaye6728/
Xamle6727/
Zamle6720/
Hamliyah6718/
Chamella6717/
Camielle6717/
Chamelli6712/
Camla6711/
Homle6711/
Chamliss6710/
Ciamelle6710/
Schanler679/
Shamliya678/
Hamöller678/
Siamleya676/
Siamleyi676/
Khamlyay676/
Choomlee675/
Shamelle674/
Chanlett674/
Cammille674/
Chomlesz674/
Chaemlai674/
Shannley673/
Comle672/
Channler672/
Camillei672/
Camillle672/
Khamhlae672/
Shamilly672/
Camillie671/
Camellei671/
Chanleut671/
Chanliya671/
Chanille671/
Chautmla671/
Hammelle671/
Hammlett671/
Shanleys671/
Sheanley671/
Shamlesh671/
Shamlett671/
Hasimler671/
Camlı671/
Šamle671/
Schomler671/
Chomille671/
Cham'lou671/
Zhamllee671/
Camilleh671/
Chaichimlee671/
Cheanlee671/
Choomlue671/
Hamilles671/
Khamelly671/
Khamilly671/
Khamliya671/
Khamloue671/
Hanelley670/
Cammelly670/
Hammille670/
Schanlie670/
Shaumler670/
Hamletts670/
Hamillie670/
Hammelly670/
Chanller670/
Schammla670/
Chamlias670/
Heaneley670/
Cammelle670/
Comelley670/
Chamlisp670/
Schanlet670/
Chainlee670/
Chanless670/

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