Corley Surname

19,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,040 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Corley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Corley in Warwick­shire (Domesday Cornelie)-the Corn or Cornel-Tree Lea [Old English corn, corn, also cornel-tree + leáh] (Celtic) belonging to Corlea (Ireland) = the Grey Round Hill [Ir, cor, round hill + liath (th mute), grey]

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Corley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States25,2381:14,3621,798
England1,0791:51,6396,359
Canada4181:88,1479,741
Ireland4161:11,3201,426
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Australia2631:102,64511,557
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
France501:1,328,454133,611
Philippines401:2,530,956131,537
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Wales241:128,9399,528
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4261:10,3991,496
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4431:55,0236,556
Jersey71:7,4121,296
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7081:18,5452,350

Corley (540) may also be a first name.

Corley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Corley in Warwick­shire (Domesday Cornelie)-the Corn or Cornel-Tree Lea [Old English corn, corn, also cornel-tree + leáh] (Celtic) belonging to Corlea (Ireland) = the Grey Round Hill [Ir, cor, round hill + liath (th mute), grey]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Corley (cranes’ forest) or Coreley (slope frequented by cranes), in Shropshire and Warwickshire respectively.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A parish in co. Warwick.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Corley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Corley is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Corley? popularity and diffusion

Corley is the 19,562nd most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 259,898 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Corley live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 362,702nd most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 540 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 25,238 people, or 1 in 14,362. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, Georgia, where 11 percent are found and South Carolina, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States Corley occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Corley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Corley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Corley last name expanded 932 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 244 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 2 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 420 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Corley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Corley surname are 17.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.78% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Corley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.23% less than the national average, earning $41,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning $51,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chorley923,115/
Corleys9256/
Corlley9239/
Courley9213/
Corrley922/
Corleuy921/
Corleyy921/
Cosrley921/
Corle911,165/
Corly9124/
Courlley860/
Scourley860/
Curley8324,643/
Korley8311,747/
Carley839,589/
Corlay831,929/
Sorley831,130/
Corlet83960/
Corluy83343/
Corlee83154/
Corlea83140/
Corler83139/
Corles83120/
Courly8363/
Chorle8334/
Corlei8327/
Corleu8313/
Courle8310/
Chorly839/
Corlie835/
Corlly834/
Corlue833/
Zorley832/
Corrly831/
Corlez831/
Coorle831/
Corlje831/
Corlùy831/
Corloy830/
Corlle830/
Corlep830/
Charley7714,045/
Corlett775,869/
Corless774,130/
Corleis77485/
Courlet77294/
Churley77242/
Corlaya7799/
Corelle7736/
Chorlay7731/
Carlley7730/
Scarley7730/
Corelly7722/
Corrles7710/
Ciurley778/
Chorlie778/
Jourley777/
Chorlee777/
Carrley775/
Tchorly774/
Soorley773/
Korleya773/
Curleys772/
Czurley772/
Carleye772/
Courlay772/
Corlays772/
Sourley771/
Qourley771/
Korhley771/
Carleya771/
Ceurley771/
Corille771/
Courler771/
Curleyu771/
Korleyo771/
Chárley771/
Corlepp771/
Corlayá771/
Corleia771/
Ckerley771/
Caurley770/
Courles770/
Corleus770/
Cuirley770/
Currley770/
Cottrle770/
Corllay770/
Caarley770/
Carle7314,958/
Curle732,173/
Carly731,417/
Corla73627/
Corli73446/
Korle73439/
Curly73347/
Sorle73113/
Jorle7338/
Zorle7331/
Corlé733/
Zorly731/
Korly731/
Cotrelle71117/
Courleux7189/
Corielle7150/
Chourlay7123/
Corletts7120/
Charlley7116/
Correlle7115/
Scorelle7112/
Courlett7110/
Chorille719/
Charleye715/
Chaurley715/
Courelle715/
Chorliya713/
Charleya711/
Correlly711/
Corlleus711/
Corleius711/
D'Curley711/
Charrley711/
Charleyâ711/
Corelles711/
Corillya711/
Coriolle711/
Corllett711/
Corleett710/
Curley's710/
Courless710/
Courleis710/
Corrlett710/
Corgille710/
Scorille710/
Carles6710,307/
Kerley678,822/
Charly673,896/
Carlet673,715/
Curlee673,565/
Charle673,491/
Karley671,020/
Corlis67660/
Sorlie67637/
Curles67484/
Curler67414/
Sarley67407/
Korleh67402/
Carlee67377/
Scarle67365/
Cottrelle67307/
Curlej67297/
Zarley67255/
Carlei67246/
Carlea67217/
Carloy67204/
Zorleh67181/
Corlat67176/
Corlit67169/
Kurley67168/
Sorlea67168/
Currle67164/
Jarley67145/
Carrle67115/
Churly67111/
Kotrle67100/
Carlie6799/
Carlay6793/
Korlue6789/
Corlau6776/
Carluy6773/
Korlee6771/
Korlie6768/
Currelley6764/
Courla6763/
Corlou6761/
Corlli6760/
Carler6740/
Ciorla6736/
Cottrille6734/
Sorlei6731/
Chorli6728/
Carleu6727/
Carlye6726/
Carlue6726/
Curlie6724/
Corlas6723/
Scorla6719/
Zorlay6718/
Carlez6717/
Kotrly6717/
Chorla6714/
Korloe6714/
Jorlet6713/
Curlet6712/
Ciorli6712/
Korlae6710/
Curlea678/
Cuirle677/
Sorlee677/
Sorloy676/
Coutrelle676/
Korlea676/
Zorlue676/
Kourly676/
Curlei674/
Coutrille674/
Currly674/
Carlle674/
Korloy674/
Corlia673/
Churle673/
Caarle673/
Carlge673/
Ciarle673/
Carloe673/
Curlly672/
Curleu672/
Carlly672/
Carled672/
Sorleh672/
Sorlle672/
Casrle672/
Corrielle672/
Sorlay671/
Korhle671/
Korrle671/
Caarly671/
Caurle671/
Corlettch671/
Zorles671/
Sourly671/
Curlye671/
Curlay671/
Corlah671/
Korlay671/
Corlai671/
Jorles671/
Koerle671/
Zourle671/
Sorlya671/
Qorleh671/
Cârlea671/
Carlej671/
Carlée671/
Curlje671/
Correlles671/
Jorlee671/
Korlyi671/
Korlys671/
Curlle670/
Curled670/
Corlip670/
Sorhle670/
Caurly670/
Quorle670/
Carlae670/
Courielle670/
Cottrelly670/
Curlez670/

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Corley Reference & Research

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