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 Checkley Salary in
United States
$50,620 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Checkley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Checkley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Checkley occurs most in England. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Checkley? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 189,571st most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,270,891 people. The surname Checkley occurs mostly 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 frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 13 people.
The last name Checkley is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 1,167 people, or 1 in 47,745. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Midlands, where 21 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Warwickshire, where 6 percent live. Other than England this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also found 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 over time. In England the number of people carrying the Checkley last name increased 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 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 bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Checkley last name are 10.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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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Footnotes
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