Chudleigh Surname

342,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Chudleigh Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Chudleigh or Chidleigh (Devon) = Cydda’s Lea [Old English leáh]

Chudleigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4991:54,1006,651
England2261:246,54020,052
Canada1241:297,14227,584
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Wales411:75,4766,450
Scotland311:172,7049,690
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2301:105,98010,540
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Chudleigh (17) may also be a first name.

Chudleigh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Chudleigh or Chidleigh (Devon) = Cydda’s Lea [Old English leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Devon.

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

Chudleigh Last Name Facts

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

Chudleigh occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chudleigh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chudleigh is the 342,056th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,791,748 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 49 percent of Chudleigh are found; 49 percent are found in Australasia and 49 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held given name on earth, borne by 17 people.

The last name is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 499 people, or 1 in 54,100. In Australia it is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 61 percent are found, Queensland, where 15 percent are found and Western Australia, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Australia it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Chudleigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chudleigh has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Chudleigh surname decreased 2 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 547 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chudleigh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chudleigh surname are 44.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chudleigh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 305.68% more than the national average, earning R 964,044 per year; in United States they earn 50.49% more than the national average, earning $64,935 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.22% more than the national average, earning $55,258 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chudliegh892/
Schudlig821/
Codleigh820/
Schudlik7128/
Schudlek7113/
Chudlick710/
Hudlough710/
Hudlik6729/
Cudlik6715/
Schudlick677/
Cudlic677/

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