Dwelley Surname

664,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dwelley Surname Definition:

[? from Old English dwelan, to err, to be dull]

Dwelley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4361:831,32863,652
England141:3,979,861125,553
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

Dwelley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

[? from Old English dwelan, to err, to be dull]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dwelley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dwelley is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwelley? popularity and diffusion

Dwelley is the 664,903rd most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 16,158,638 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Dwelley live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 436 people, or 1 in 831,328. In The United States Dwelley is mostly concentrated in: Maine, where 25 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Dwelley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dwelley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dwelley last name rose 335 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dwelley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dwelley last name are 6.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.82% registered with the political party.

Dwelley earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.37% more than the national average, earning $43,739 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dwelle92536/
Dwelly92395/
Duelley86203/
Dwellie862/
Twelley860/
Dwele8338/
Dwley831/
D'Willey801/
D'Weller801/
Duelle7743/
Duelly7731/
Dweile774/
Twelle772/
Dwelli772/
Dwelee771/
Dwella770/
Dwiley770/
Dwilly770/
Dwle731/
Dwly731/
Twilley712,697/
Douelle71216/
Dueller7126/
Duelles7121/
D'Weile712/
Dwillie711/
D'Wiley711/
Duelleh711/
Duellet711/
Dwiller710/
Tweller710/
Tuelley710/
Dhwle6712/
Dwela6711/
Dwler672/
Dweli672/
Dwillett672/
Twilliey672/
Dwlee671/
Dvley671/
Twlly671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dwelley
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