Edgley Surname

173,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Edgley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Edgley,' a hamlet in the parish of Stockport, Cheshire No doubt many other small spots are so called.

Richard Edgley, of Marbury, 1503: Wills at Chester.

Humphrey Edgley, of Nantwich, 1617: ibid.

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Edgley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9441:59,0237,045
United States7101:510,50642,792
Australia3641:74,1648,706
Bolivia2041:52,0412,740
Canada1501:245,63723,369
Scotland311:172,7049,690
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Wales171:182,03112,022
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4611:52,8756,364
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Edgley (899) may also be a first name.

Edgley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Edgley,' a hamlet in the parish of Stockport, Cheshire No doubt many other small spots are so called.

Richard Edgley, of Marbury, 1503: Wills at Chester.

Humphrey Edgley, of Nantwich, 1617: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Edgley = the Ridge- Lea [Middle English egge, an edge, ridge, Old English ecg + Middle English ley, Old English leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Salop.

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

Edgley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edgley is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edgley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 173,231st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,937,342 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of Edgley live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in British Isles. Edgley is also the 270,832nd most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 899 people.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 944 people, or 1 in 59,023. In England Edgley is most prevalent in: Cambridgeshire, where 16 percent are found, Greater London, where 12 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Beside England it is found in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Edgley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Edgley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Edgley last name grew 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,203 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 443 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 283 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Edgley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Edgley last name are 12.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Edgley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.46% more than the national average, earning R 312,408 per year; in United States they earn 4.42% less than the national average, earning $41,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.97% less than the national average, earning $46,222 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hedgley92122/
Eadgley921/
Edgle911/
Edgly911/
Edglez831/
Edgleu831/
Hedgly831/
Edgler831/
Adgley830/
Hedgler772/
Edgille771/
Edengle771/
Edgleia771/
Hadgley770/
Edgelle770/
Hidgley770/
Adgle738/
Edgeller71142/
Aadgle675/
Hadgle672/
Ahdgle671/
Edghli671/
Edglip671/
Edgliz671/
Edingelle671/
Adhgle671/
Hetgler620/
Estgelle571/
Hetghler571/
Idgli551/
Hatgle502/
Adghli501/

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