Dadley Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Dadley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dadley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1491:373,94726,392
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:128,97011,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Dadley (122) may also be a first name.

Dadley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dadley has its highest incidence in England. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dadley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dadley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dadley is the 980,795th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Dadley are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 844,248th most frequent first name globally, borne by 122 people.

This last name is most common in England, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 373,947. In England Dadley is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 17 percent reside, Cumbria, where 9 percent reside and Hampshire, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account England it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and The Philippines, where 10 percent reside.

Dadley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dadley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Dadley last name declined 21 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 45 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dadley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dadley surname is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dadley last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dadley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 361.2% more than the national average, earning R 1,095,980 per year and in United States they earn 11.33% more than the national average, earning $48,039 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Dadhley9211/
Daddley922/
Deadley921/
Daudley920/
Dadle91242/
Dadly9123/
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Dhadly8356/
Dadlez8347/
Deadly8331/
Dedley8315/
Dadler836/
Dhadle835/
Daddly834/
Dadlhe834/
Dadlay832/
Daadle832/
Daidle831/
Deadle831/
Daudle831/
Daudly831/
Dadlee831/
Daddle831/
Daidly830/
Datdly830/
Doodley7726/
Daadleh7717/
Dadlouy779/
Dhadlie775/
Dhadhle774/
Doudley774/
Daddles772/
Dadelle772/
Deudley772/
Deadles771/
Deidley771/
Deedley771/
Dadliya771/
Daddler771/
Deadler770/
Dodle731,781/
Dadli731,420/
Dadla73245/
Dodly7316/
Dedelley7165/
Daudilly7113/
Dadielle711/
Doudle67430/
Dhadli67227/
Doodle67166/
Dadlis67117/
Dhodle6770/
Doddle6742/
Dedleh6713/
Dodler6712/
Dhadla6711/
Deedle678/
Dodlya677/
Daddla676/
Daadli675/
Dodlay674/
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Daddli674/
Dadlai674/
Dadlla673/
Dodlle673/
Dodlea673/
Dadhla672/
Daudli671/
Dohdle671/
Dodhle671/
Dodlee671/
Dadlou671/
Dodles671/
Dedlee671/
Dedlei671/
Dadlio671/
Doudly670/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dadley
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