Dockley Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dockley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dockley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:1,137,10353,999
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Dockley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dockley is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dockley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dockley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,994,173rd most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname Dockley occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Dockley reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,137,103. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Surrey, where 57 percent reside, Greater London, where 20 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 8 percent reside. Outside of England this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 30 percent reside and New Zealand, where 13 percent reside.

Dockley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dockley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dockley last name increased 272 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dokley9215/
Dockle923/
Docley921/
Dockly921/
Dookley8667/
Duckley8642/
Deckley8621/
Doukley861/
Dackley861/
Doucley861/
Dhokley861/
Docklay860/
Dokle83209/
Docle831/
Dockller800/
Dhokle77220/
Duckly77118/
Dokhle7756/
Dukley7754/
Docles7737/
Docler7725/
Deckle778/
Doukle777/
Doclay776/
Ducley776/
Dakley774/
Doklay773/
Duckle771/
Dohkle771/
Dackly771/
Doocly771/
Doklea771/
Doucle770/
Ducklay7119/
Doukler7117/
Doukleh7114/
Dhokhle7111/
Duckloe716/
Dhoklhe716/
Dokliya714/
Dukhley714/
Douclay712/
Dhokles712/
Doklaye712/
Dudkley712/
Dacklee711/
Dokleje711/
Dookhle711/
Doucler711/
Douklly711/
Dackler711/
Douclet711/
Duccley711/
Dokhlae711/
Docliya711/
Doucles710/
Dotcler710/
Dekle671,892/
Dukle671,259/
Dokli67584/
Dakle67515/
Dokla67377/
Ducly67309/
Dukly67122/
Dacle67109/
Docli6795/
Docla6762/
Dècle6718/
Ducle6714/
Duckllay676/
Dochille673/
Dhokliya673/
Ducklett673/
Dukelley672/
Douklaya671/
Dackille671/
Dekelley671/
Dacly671/
Tdhoukle671/
Dochelle671/
Doucelle671/
Ducklaye671/
Duckloyd670/

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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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  • 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 Dockley
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