Costley Surname

125,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Costley Surname Definition:

A variant of Costello, q.v

Costley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7641:131,13613,813
England2411:231,19519,235
Canada1531:240,82122,946
New Zealand1201:37,7366,411
Jamaica1061:27,0752,083
Scotland831:64,5045,145
Australia661:409,02632,879
Northern Ireland391:47,3094,079
Wales171:182,03112,022
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland551:80,5435,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Scotland311:120,7495,564
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2531:198,49317,293

Costley (36) may also be a first name.

Costley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Costello, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Costley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Costley is found most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Costley.

How Common Is The Last Name Costley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 125,062nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,000,974 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Costley are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Costley is also the 1,717,090th most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 36 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2,764 people, or 1 in 131,136. In The United States it is most frequent in: Georgia, where 15 percent live, Maryland, where 11 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Costley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Costley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Costley last name expanded 1,092 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 502 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 268 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Costley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Costley surname is principally Anglican (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Costley surname are 16.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.18% being registered with the political party.

The amount Costley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.13% less than the national average, earning R 135,144 per year; in United States they earn 3.5% more than the national average, earning $44,661 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.2% more than the national average, earning $49,783 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coustley93111/
Costly92219/
Costle92108/
Cotley9211/
Castley86468/
Coutley8675/
Kostley8635/
Costler866/
Coestly863/
Costles862/
Costlet862/
Costloe861/
Costlye861/
Cottley860/
Custley860/
Costloy860/
Cotle833/
Cotly832/
Costille80443/
Costelle8074/
Chastley801/
Costlett800/
Costelly800/
Caustley800/
Castle7748,651/
Cottle7711,315/
Catley772,132/
Cotler77600/
Cotlet77228/
Cotleţ7730/
Coxtle7718/
Cotliy7710/
Kostle776/
Cotles776/
Castly775/
Cotleț774/
Coutle773/
Cotlez773/
Cootle772/
Kotley771/
Kostly771/
Cotleu771/
Cojtle771/
Cästle771/
Cotleå771/
Costli771/
Cotlle770/
Custly770/
Cottly770/
Costla770/
Custle770/
Costelloe753,094/
Costilles7527/
Coustille7516/
Costellie751/
Costillie751/
Costeller750/
Cosstlett750/
Costellae750/
Costilloe750/
Castlehay750/
Costelles750/
Costtelle750/
Costiller750/
Castles714,497/
Cotelle71816/
Cattley71378/
Coutlee71314/
Cottles71176/
Cautley71132/
Cottler71118/
Castler7190/
Kostler7171/
Coustillet7164/
Coutler7155/
Cotille7137/
Coustellie7133/
Koestle7118/
Casttle7112/
Casstle716/
Castlle715/
Jostler715/
Cotlett714/
Catleya714/
Scastle712/
Castlee712/
Costillejo712/
Coutlée712/
Kastley711/
Kostlea711/
Castelleya711/
Castilleya711/
Castlie711/
Costilleja711/
Costlas711/
Costlla711/
Kestley711/
Custler711/
Cathley711/
Cotletz711/
Coustiller711/
Khotley711/
Castleh710/
Chastle710/
Coutlet710/
Custloe710/
Coutlie710/
Costlio710/
Cootler710/
Costtiller710/
Cotlets710/
Costilla6719,906/
Castille674,936/
Costella673,490/
Coutelle671,135/
Castelle67983/
Castelly67844/
Costelli67545/
Catle67445/
Catly67147/
Cattleya67131/
Kotle6764/
Casstles6734/
Cotla6725/
Cottille6724/
Kostelly675/
Cotli674/
Castllet674/
Kotly673/
Sostelly673/
Cottelle672/
Kesthley671/
Costilli671/
Sostelle671/
Castylle671/
Costllas671/
Cotehele670/
Kostlioy670/
Cootelle670/

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