Chudley Surname

395,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Chudley Surname Definition:

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

Chudley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6841:81,4599,028
Canada941:391,97434,739
United States801:4,530,737237,840
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Wales121:257,87814,969
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3461:70,4497,881
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Chudley 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

Chudley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chudley is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chudley.

How Common Is The Last Name Chudley? popularity and diffusion

Chudley is the 395,186th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,160,746 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Chudley live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is held by 684 people, or 1 in 81,459. In England Chudley is most numerous in: Devon, where 37 percent reside, Greater London, where 7 percent reside and Somerset, where 7 percent reside. Besides England this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Chudley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chudley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Chudley last name rose 198 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chudley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chudley surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Chudley earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.22% less than the national average, earning $35,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.24% less than the national average, earning $48,571 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chuddley9313/
Chaudley930/
Schudley930/
Hudley92521/
Cudley9240/
Chudly923/
Chudle920/
Chidley861,255/
Chudler8666/
Haudley8626/
Chudlya8625/
Houdley864/
Caudley863/
Hudlley862/
Chaudle861/
Shudley860/
Huidley860/
Heudley860/
Coudley860/
Huddley860/
Hudle832,212/
Cudly8348/
Cudle836/
Hudly833/
Chaudler807/
Schudler806/
Housdley801/
Shaudley800/
Schoudle800/
Schodley800/
Choudler800/
Caudle7711,904/
Huddle772,198/
Hudler771,581/
Cuddle77562/
Hodley77389/
Hudlet7770/
Cudlay7754/
Cudlea7732/
Codley7724/
Coudle7718/
Houdly778/
Chudla778/
Sudley776/
Hudlay775/
Judley774/
Khudle772/
Hudles772/
Chodle771/
Hudlez771/
Heudly771/
Czudly771/
Hudhle771/
Caudly770/
Houdle770/
Huidle770/
Shudle770/
Haudly770/
Haudle770/
Cuddly770/
Huddly770/
Cheudhlay751/
Tchoudler751/
Choudelle751/
Hudelle71290/
Chiddle71123/
Huddler71112/
Huddles7158/
Hudlett7131/
Chudlai7127/
Schodle7110/
Hoodley717/
Schodly717/
Shudler715/
Schudla713/
Cauddle711/
Chidhle711/
Haudler711/
Huddlie711/
Cuddlhy711/
Sheudly711/
Heudler711/
Shoudly711/
Choudli711/
Chaudli711/
Sudleya711/
Houdlee711/
Hudless710/
Cuddlee710/
Cudille710/
Hudla67573/
Hudli67428/
Hodle67280/
Cudli67136/
Shchudla6776/
Caudelle6744/
Huddless6733/
Sudly6718/
Houdlett6717/
Sudle6716/
Cudla6716/
Haudille6712/
Codle676/
Chidliya675/
Caudille674/
Shoudlie674/
Hudellet673/
Schoedle672/
Judle672/
Huddlest671/
Khudliya671/
Hodly671/
Chudella671/
Houdhlee671/
Shuddler670/
Shoudler670/

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