Dursley Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Dursley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dursley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2581:215,96118,397
Wales281:110,5198,545
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Israel101:855,76354,181
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
Wales191:82,5483,796
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402

Dursley Last Name Facts

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

Dursley occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dursley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 785,023rd most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. Dursley is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Dursley reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 215,961. In England Dursley is most frequent in: Gloucestershire, where 32 percent live, City of Bristol, where 14 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent live. Besides England Dursley is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Dursley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dursley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dursley surname grew 235 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dursley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dursley last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Dursley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.71% more than the national average, earning $44,317 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning $46,372 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorsley864/
Dursler862/
Durchley800/
Dorsle770/
Dursoelle751/
Durschlay751/
Dorslay711/
Dorselle672/
Dursilla671/
Durselli671/
Durchler670/
Durschlas633/
Dirsselle630/
Dorsla6292/
Dorzle620/
Doerschlay591/
Durchla571/
Dorcelly53171/
Dorcelle533/
Dorsilla532/
Dorsella531/
Dorscilla501/

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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
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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 Dursley
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