Churley Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Churley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Churley,' another form of Chorley, which see.

Adam Churleye, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Churley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
England381:1,466,26563,675
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Churley (13) may also be a first name.

Churley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Churley,' another form of Chorley, which see.

Adam Churleye, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Vars. of Chorley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Churley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Churley (Russian: Чурлей) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Churley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Churley is the 1,038,570th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Churley live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. Churley is also the 3,159,357th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 2,323,455. In The United States Churley is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 29 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Arizona, where 12 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Churley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Churley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Churley last name grew 7,800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Churley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Churley surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Churley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 246.82% more than the national average, earning R 824,184 per year; in United States they earn 7.19% less than the national average, earning $40,045 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.89% more than the national average, earning $64,532 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schurley9328/
Chaurley935/
Hurley9282,400/
Curley9224,643/
Churly92111/
Churle923/
Chorley863,115/
Shurley861,201/
Churlet86325/
Schurle86215/
Heurley86202/
Courley8613/
Chirley8611/
Hurleys8611/
Ciurley868/
Hurlhey865/
Hourley863/
Hurlehy863/
Hurrley863/
Czurley862/
Churlyi862/
Ceurley861/
Hurleyu861/
Hurleyy861/
Hurliey861/
Curleyu861/
Churles861/
Churlie861/
Haurley860/
Caurley860/
Hurleey860/
Schurly860/
Cuirley860/
Currley860/
Huyrley860/
Hurlley860/
Curle832,173/
Hurle831,087/
Hurly83427/
Curly83347/
Scheurle80270/
Chourlet8023/
Chourlay8023/
Schurrle808/
Hurlehey807/
Schurler802/
Hurley's801/
D'Curley801/
Courlley800/
Hurleyhy800/
Schaurle800/
Hurlehay800/
Corley7728,040/
Curlee773,565/
Horley771,708/
Hurler771,244/
Hurrle77779/
Hurles77430/
Curlej77297/
Surley77229/
Hurlet77192/
Currle77164/
Churla7790/
Courly7763/
Chirle7742/
Hourle7739/
Hurlie7737/
Chorle7734/
Curlie7724/
Shurly7723/
Hurlay7712/
Courle7710/
Chorly779/
Curlea778/
Cuirle777/
Curlei774/
Currly774/
Curlly772/
Curleu772/
Hurleu772/
Khurle772/
Hourly772/
Hurlle772/
Hurlei772/
Jurley771/
Caurle771/
Churli771/
Zhurle771/
Shurle771/
Curlay771/
Heurly771/
Heurle771/
Hurloy770/
Hurrly770/
Hurled770/
Curlle770/
Hurlly770/
Caurly770/
Hurlhe770/
Haurly770/
Currelley7564/
Chirlleya751/
Schurless751/
Chaurelle751/
Schurller751/
Hurleyhee750/
Hurless71841/
Schorle71461/
Schürle71428/
Shorley71229/
Hourlay71151/
Khurlee71123/
Hurelle71120/
Szurley71101/
Heurlie7198/
Ciurlej7181/
Scheurleer7147/
Corlley7139/
Ciurlea7137/
Curllie7135/
Hurlahe7133/
Chorlay7131/
Hurlych7126/
Chirleu7123/
Schurla7120/
Churlis7117/
Ciurlys7112/
Czurlej7111/
Curelly7110/
Chorlie718/
Jourley717/
Chorlee717/
Chirlie716/
Heurles715/
Hurlihe714/
Khourly714/
Chirlea714/
Shurles713/
Schurli713/
Hurlett712/
Corrley712/
Courlay712/
Sourley711/
Corleyy711/
Currlee711/
Czurlyo711/
Shurluy711/
Suurley711/
Hurrles711/
Chirlay711/
Shurler711/
Hourlei711/
Suirley711/
Ciurlie711/
Curelle711/
Shurlei711/
Churlia711/
Hurlehe710/
Hurille710/
Curllee710/
Shourly710/
Shurliy710/
Saurley710/
Hurllet710/
Hurleha710/
Hoorley710/
Shurlly710/
Corle671,165/
Churilla67743/
Surle67471/
Hurla67413/
Horle67237/
Schürrle67185/
Churlaud67156/
Churella67102/
Curli6772/
Chourlia6763/
Currelly6755/
Surly6742/
Churlish6739/
Corly6724/
Jurle6712/
Hurli6712/
Hurlé6712/
Szurleys6711/
Curla6711/
Chorille679/
Horly678/
Schorlee677/
Hurrelle676/
D'Heurle675/
Courelle675/
Zurle674/
Dzhurlyi674/
Chorliya673/
Dzhurliy671/
Huriller671/
Schurlau671/
Haurelly671/
Chirelle670/
Hurlahee670/
Currille670/
Shurlets670/
Hurletts670/
Shurleer670/
Shorlley670/

Churley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Churley in the Russian language
Чурлейcurlej-

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