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Where Does The Last Name Cooley Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Cooley (Arabic: كولي) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cooley? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 11,339^th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 147,039 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Cooley are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cooley is also the 725,185^th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 160 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 44,631 people, or 1 in 8,121. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 7 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Mississippi, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 60 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Cooley Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Cooley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cooley last name expanded 538 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 241 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 169 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,029 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cooley Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Cooley surname is predominantly Catholic (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cooley surname are 11.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cooley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 120.13% more than the national average, earning R 523,104 per year; in United States they earn 5.62% less than the national average, earning $40,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.49% less than the national average, earning $46,954 CAD per year.