Cursley Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cursley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cursley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1491:373,94726,392
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Scotland81:669,22723,443
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Cursley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cursley is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cursley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cursley is the 1,194,481st most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name Cursley is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Cursley reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Cursley is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 373,947. In England it is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 19 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 16 percent are found and Buckinghamshire, where 10 percent are found. Not including England this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Cursley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cursley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Cursley last name rose 166 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cursley Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cursley earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.03% more than the national average, earning $51,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.97% less than the national average, earning $45,226 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coursley932/
Chursley930/
Cursly920/
Sursley868/
Corsley864/
Kursley860/
Corssley803/
Corrsley801/
Coorsley801/
Corsle771/
Corsly770/
Courselle75427/
Coursilly7516/
Curselles757/
Cursilles754/
Courselles7128/
Korsley711/
Corrsly710/
Corselle67135/
Kurssler672/
Curcelle671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cursley
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