Eardley Surname

99,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Eardley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eardley,' probably one of the parishes now known as Ardley (the Diocese Oxford), Ardeley (the Diocese St. Albans), and Ardleigh (ibid). Lower says, 'Eardley, a township in Staffordshire.

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Eardley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2621:24,6323,401
United States1,2601:287,66626,744
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Scotland1921:27,8842,956
Canada1771:208,16720,218
Australia1601:168,72317,330
Wales1281:24,1762,540
South Africa1191:455,27538,276
Ireland561:84,0884,852
Northern Ireland371:49,8664,222
Israel171:503,39037,521
France161:4,151,420237,746
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland471:94,2526,181
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0761:22,6543,177
Wales511:30,7531,694
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:343,96426,445

Eardley (952) may also be a first name.

Eardley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eardley,' probably one of the parishes now known as Ardley (the Diocese Oxford), Ardeley (the Diocese St. Albans), and Ardleigh (ibid). Lower says, 'Eardley, a township in Staffordshire.'

Ralph de Erdeleve, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter de Erdefe, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Eardley = Earda’s Lea [Anglo-Saxon *Eardan-leáh-Eardan-, genit. of Earda (from card, home] Cp. Ardley.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Staffordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Eardisley; a location name in Herefordshire Or Eardlew, Staffordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Eardleys, who possess the name of a Staffordshire village, are best represented in the district of Stoke - on - Trent.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Eardley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eardley is most common in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Eardley.

How Common Is The Last Name Eardley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 99,132nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,525,229 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Eardley reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles. Eardley is also the 261,794th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 952 people.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 2,262 people, or 1 in 24,632. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 29 percent live, Cheshire, where 10 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent live. Beside England this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 6 percent live.

Eardley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Eardley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Eardley last name increased 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 863 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 19,200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 251 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 119 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Eardley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States Eardley are 24.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.61% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Eardley earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 25.91% more than the national average, earning R 299,208 per year; in United States they earn 9.96% more than the national average, earning $47,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning $53,174 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Heardley9310/
Earrdley932/
Ardley921,174/
Erdley92522/
Eardly9299/
Eardle920/
Hardley86675/
Gardley86225/
Herdley867/
Yerdley862/
Gerdley860/
Eardlie860/
Erdle831,078/
Erdly83189/
Ardle83186/
Ardly833/
Ardilley8084/
Harddley800/
Herdle77189/
Hardle77162/
Ardler77119/
Ardlie7775/
Hardly7740/
Erdlei7733/
Herdly7726/
Erdler7722/
Erdlyi7714/
Gerdle7713/
Erdlej777/
Aardle774/
Ardles773/
Gardle772/
Ardlet771/
Erdles771/
Aurdle771/
Ardlay770/
Gardly770/
Erdlay770/
Eerdly770/
Girdley71496/
Herdler7192/
Ardilly7174/
Haerdle7133/
Hardlei7133/
Hardler7129/
Ardelle7124/
Ardille7117/
Hardlee712/
Herdlee711/
Ardlaya711/
Hardlay711/
Hirdley711/
Ardlett710/
Gardelle671,249/
Ardiller6795/
Ardli6767/
Hardless6761/
Gardille6752/
Ardilles6750/
Ardla6732/
Gerdille6726/
Erdiller6721/
Erdli6719/
Erdla6712/
Erdelles6711/
Hardille673/
Ardillez672/
Gardelly672/
Eardella671/
Yrdle671/
Hardelle671/
Heirdler670/

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