Cobley Surname

175,910th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Cobley Surname Definition:

(English) 1 belonging to Cobley = prob. Cobba’s Lea [Old English leáh] 2 for Copley, q.v.

Cobley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6941:32,8914,370
Australia2081:129,78714,130
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
Wales1861:16,6371,803
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
France111:6,038,429280,838
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0531:23,1483,226
Wales391:40,2162,129
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Cobley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 belonging to Cobley = prob. Cobba’s Lea [Old English leáh] 2 for Copley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Worcestershire.

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

The name of Cobley was represented in Hallaton, Leicestershire, last century; in 1786, Sarah Cobley, of this place, fell into a trance, and remained so for 24 hours (N.).

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

Cobley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cobley is most common in England. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Cobley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cobley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 175,910th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,994,062 people. The last name Cobley is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Cobley live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Cobley is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 1,694 people, or 1 in 32,891. In England it is most prevalent in: Leicestershire, where 13 percent are found, Greater London, where 8 percent are found and Northamptonshire, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account England it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Cobley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cobley has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cobley last name grew 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 477 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,033 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cobley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cobley last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cobley surname are 22.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.89% registered with the party.

The amount Cobley earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.71% more than the national average, earning $49,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.79% more than the national average, earning $58,521 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cobleya921/
Cosbley920/
Cobleys920/
Coble9113,160/
Cobly914/
Choubley869/
Cowley8327,784/
Scoble832,314/
Cobler831,580/
Couble83554/
Cubley83414/
Cabley83196/
Cobles83165/
Kobley8372/
Sobley8345/
Covley8317/
Choble833/
Coebly832/
Coubly831/
Kcobly831/
Coblee831/
Coeble831/
Coblet831/
Coblez831/
Jobley830/
Coobly830/
Cooble830/
Coblly830/
Cosble830/
Koebley7758/
Choblya7717/
Cobelle7713/
Coubles7711/
Compley777/
Cioblea775/
Coblieh773/
Cowlley773/
Cobille773/
Tchoble773/
Chabley772/
Coibler771/
Koubley771/
Choblle771/
Coblech771/
Chubley770/
Cobletz770/
Coblett770/
Cowliey770/
Coobler770/
Coowley770/
Scoblee770/
Coblets770/
Cable7318,926/
Koble731,303/
Cowle73775/
Soble73687/
Joble73438/
Kobly73243/
Cobla7381/
Zoble7368/
Cuble7338/
Covle7311/
Cably731/
Zobly731/
Câble731/
Covly730/
Cubly730/
Coubelle7161/
Tsobleyo713/
Cobilles711/
Scobelle711/
Tchouble711/
D'Cowley711/
Choublle711/
Cobleutz710/
Scobille710/
Cobleich710/
Cobleuts710/
Chable6734,793/
Cawley6716,190/
Cauble672,476/
Cablay67977/
Cabler67672/
Comple67467/
Cowler67361/
Zobler67281/
Kouble67281/
Koblay67254/
Chobli67197/
Cowled67197/
Cables67196/
Coblio67193/
Koblys67161/
Covlea67156/
Cubler67151/
Kubley67110/
Cabloy67100/
Djoble6792/
Kabley6789/
Jouble6771/
Koeble6768/
Sabley6760/
Joblet6748/
Covlet6743/
Coblis6739/
Kowley6726/
Cavley6723/
Koblya6723/
Cowlay6719/
Joblee6719/
Chably6716/
Cowlie6714/
Chubly6714/
Coblas6711/
Kobleu6710/
Zouble6710/
Cöbler679/
Kobloy678/
Koible678/
Kebley677/
Jabley677/
Chobla675/
Soblay675/
Cowlee673/
Coblai673/
Koblie673/
Cablet673/
Cablea673/
Zabley672/
Covles672/
Châble672/
Scable671/
Koblee671/
Cablie671/
Cablya671/
Chuble671/
Cablle671/
Kobleh671/
Jobler671/
Koblei671/
Zoubly671/
Sobleh671/
Qobleh671/
Cablez671/
Cābele671/
Coubiller671/
Cowlet671/
Cobliş671/
Coblla671/
Coblah671/
Zobles670/
Khoble670/
Chovle670/
Cowluy670/
Covler670/
Koblep670/
Cubles670/
Cowlly670/
Casbly670/
Cowloy670/
Kuoble670/

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