Charnley Surname

127,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,550 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Charnley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Charnley = prob. the Churn-Lea, i.e., a meadow in which churning was done [North. Dial, English charn = churn, Old English cyrin + Middle English ley, Old English leáh]

Charnley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0681:26,9433,674
United States6421:564,57846,424
South Africa1661:326,37230,631
Scotland1561:34,3193,374
Australia1251:215,96620,787
Canada1151:320,39629,368
Wales941:32,9213,306
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Isle of Man161:5,3641,196
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
France61:11,070,454349,096
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3981:17,4362,528
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales41:392,10412,338
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Charnley (17) may also be a first name.

Charnley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Charnley = prob. the Churn-Lea, i.e., a meadow in which churning was done [North. Dial, English charn = churn, Old English cyrin + Middle English ley, Old English leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) a more likely etym. is Old English ge)cyrnod, ‘rongh’ [conn. with the stem of Old English cyrnel, a grain]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name.

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

Charnley Last Name Facts

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

Charnley is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Charnley.

How Common Is The Last Name Charnley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Charnley is the 127,734th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,052,830 people. The surname Charnley is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Charnley live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles. Charnley is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 17 people.

The last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 2,068 people, or 1 in 26,943. In England it is most prevalent in: Lancashire, where 28 percent reside, Cumbria, where 8 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent reside. Not including England this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Charnley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Charnley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Charnley surname grew 148 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 713 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Charnley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Charnley surname are 2.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.99% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Charnley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.88% more than the national average, earning R 434,592 per year; in United States they earn 17.94% more than the national average, earning $50,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.43% more than the national average, earning $55,361 CAD per year.

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