Checkley Surname
Approximately 2,228 people bear this surname
Checkley Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Checkley = Cecca’s Lea [Old English leáh]
Checkley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,167 | 1:47,745 | 5,992 |
| United States | 362 | 1:1,001,268 | 73,991 |
| Canada | 240 | 1:153,523 | 15,602 |
| Australia | 177 | 1:152,518 | 16,101 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 59 | 1:23,118 | 2,593 |
| New Zealand | 56 | 1:80,863 | 11,672 |
| Grenada | 39 | 1:2,783 | 439 |
| Peru | 31 | 1:1,025,294 | 19,244 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 553 | 1:44,078 | 5,490 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
Checkley (13) may also be a first name.
Checkley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Checkley = Cecca’s Lea [Old English leáh]
A parish co. Stafford, and a township co. Chester.
A location name in Staffordshire.
Checkley is the name of places in Staffordshire and Cheshire. The surname of Checkley or Cheekley was represented in the hundred of Wardon, Northamptonshire, in the 17th century (Baker's "Northamptonshire").
Checkley Demographics
Average Male Checkley Height
178.67 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Checkley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Checkley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Checkley is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Checkley? popularity and diffusion
Checkley is the 189,571st most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,270,891 people. Checkley is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Checkley reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.
This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 1,167 people, or 1 in 47,745. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 21 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Warwickshire, where 6 percent live. Beside England this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.
Checkley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Checkley has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,207 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Checkley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Checkley surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Checkley are 10.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.35% registered with the political party.
The amount Checkley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 149.82% more than the national average, earning S/. 48,427 per year; in South Africa they earn 141.45% more than the national average, earning R 573,780 per year; in United States they earn 17.31% more than the national average, earning $50,620 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $51,334 CAD per year.
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