Checkley Surname

189,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Grenada

Checkley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Checkley = Cecca’s Lea [Old English leáh]

Checkley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1671:47,7455,992
United States3621:1,001,26873,991
Canada2401:153,52315,602
Australia1771:152,51816,101
Trinidad and Tobago591:23,1182,593
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Grenada391:2,783439
Peru311:1,025,29419,244
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Wales101:309,45316,869
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5531:44,0785,490
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish co. Stafford, and a township co. Chester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Staffordshire.

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

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").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heckley93336/
Checkle9336/
Checkly935/
Chekley931/
Chockley88350/
Checkler8861/
Checkles8825/
Cheakley8817/
Chickley884/
Heackley884/
Chekcley884/
Heickley882/
Chackley882/
Checklay881/
Cheekley880/
Heckle86764/
Heckly86445/
Chekly8637/
Checle8631/
Chekle869/
Cecley861/
Hecley860/
Hekley860/
Hickley801,354/
Cheucle80400/
Heckles80197/
Chakley80108/
Tchekle80105/
Chekler8033/
Checkla8030/
Geckley8020/
Cheklya8019/
Checler8016/
Tchecle8016/
Chockly8011/
Chickly806/
Jeckley806/
Chocley805/
Chekhle802/
Cheacle802/
Heakley802/
Chikley802/
Cheklae802/
Chackle801/
Chokley801/
Chickle801/
Hekcley801/
Cheklet801/
Cheklie801/
Cheklay801/
Cickley800/
Heickle800/
Ceakley800/
Hiekley800/
Heickly800/
Chackly800/
Chockle800/
Hekle7761/
Hekly773/
Cecle772/
Hecle771/
Cecly770/
Chickles7524/
Chekhlay7513/
Chekliya757/
Chekleah755/
Chicklay754/
Chekhleu754/
Chekhlya753/
Cheaclle752/
Checklat752/
Cheklets751/
Chekhliy751/
Chekklee751/
Heckleer751/
Hechkler751/
Cieckler751/
Heackler751/
Tcheikle751/
Tchekler751/
Chekille751/
Cheucleu751/
Scickley750/
Chicklie750/
Hickle711,756/
Chakle711,721/
Chekli71711/
Geckle71471/
Chikly7189/
Chikle7186/
Heckli7176/
Chekhliya7153/
Hickly7148/
Chickilly7134/
Heckla7126/
Ceclea7121/
Chekla7119/
Hecler7115/
Heakly7112/
Zekley719/
Chicle719/
Hecklé719/
Cykley718/
Höckle718/
Chokle717/
Hecles716/
Chicly714/
Heikle713/
Chekhlyad712/
Ceclie712/
Khekle712/
Chechille712/
Checla712/
Heicle712/
Hiekle712/
Chocle712/
Ceklie711/
Chekhliay711/
Chekkille711/
Hekkle711/
Cickle711/
Czekly711/
Cekleh711/
Chickelly711/
Ceicle710/
Hescly710/
Heccle710/
Zcekly710/
Hetcle710/
Zeckle710/
Heekly710/
Chikhle67976/
Chaklay67233/
Hecklau67210/
Häckler6794/
Tchikle6786/
Chaklei6758/
Chekhla6747/
Chockla6746/
Chikhly6739/
Tchekli6738/
Chiclet6733/
Hekhler6720/
Tchecli6718/
Chicles6717/
Cheklia6717/
Chiklya6710/
Chekkla6710/
Heikele6710/
Chaklya679/
Tchicle679/
Tchekla678/
Cheklah678/
Cheklit676/
Hetkler674/
Chikloe674/
Chaklie674/
Chiklea673/
Chakhle672/
Ceaclay672/
Chiklee672/
Chicler672/
Cheklou672/
Checlla672/
Gickley672/
Chackla672/
Heclher672/
Chiklae671/
Chaklee671/
Cheklas671/
Cheklla671/
Chekloa671/
Cheykla671/
Chickla671/
Chickli671/
Hekcler671/
Zieckle671/
Heekler671/
Haikley671/
Cheklih671/
Chiekla671/
Checlli671/
Höckler671/
Jecleey671/
Zickley671/
Chaclea671/
Dzekley671/
Jecklly671/
Hecklas670/
Zeakley670/
Heikler670/
Huickle670/
Zehecle670/
Heicler670/
Huikley670/

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