Disley Surname
Approximately 1,792 people bear this surname
Disley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Disley,' a township in the parish of Stockport.
Jordan de Distelegh, 1273: East Cheshire.
John de Distelegh, 1308: ibid.
1782. Married — Elias Disley and Mary Caton: St.
Read More About This SurnameDisley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,366 | 1:40,789 | 5,245 |
| Australia | 91 | 1:296,656 | 26,074 |
| United States | 91 | 1:3,983,065 | 216,270 |
| Canada | 90 | 1:409,395 | 36,056 |
| Wales | 46 | 1:67,272 | 5,910 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 583 | 1:41,810 | 5,274 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:78,421 | 3,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
Disley (368) may also be a first name.
Disley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Disley,' a township in the parish of Stockport.
Jordan de Distelegh, 1273: East Cheshire.
John de Distelegh, 1308: ibid.
1782. Married — Elias Disley and Mary Caton: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Disley (Chesh.), 13th cent. Distelegh, See. [Middle English ley, legh, Old English leáh, a lea: the first element is uncertain; perh. Old English dystig, dusty]
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Disley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Disley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Disley is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Disley? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 226,506th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,066,711 people. Disley is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Disley are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 453,251st most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 368 people.
It is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 1,366 people, or 1 in 40,789. In England it is primarily found in: Greater Manchester, where 24 percent are found, Merseyside, where 20 percent are found and Lancashire, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Disley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Disley has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 234 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 222 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 230 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Disley Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Disley surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Disley earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.04% more than the national average, earning $45,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning $54,178 CAD per year.
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