Elsley Surname

329,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Elsley Surname Definition:

From Allesley; a location name in Warwickshire.

Elsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4281:63,0747,591
England4121:135,23813,274
Canada881:418,70036,754
United States611:5,941,950288,805
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Wales331:93,7747,567
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Isle of Man121:7,1521,559
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2891:84,3448,923
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Elsley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Allesley; a location name in Warwickshire.

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

Elsley Last Name Facts

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

Elsley is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elsley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 329,447th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 6,477,819 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Elsley live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles.

It is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 428 people, or 1 in 63,074. In Australia it is most common in: New South Wales, where 47 percent live, Queensland, where 41 percent live and South Australia, where 6 percent live. Beside Australia Elsley occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 37 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Elsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Elsley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 763 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 660 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elsley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Elsley last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Elsley surname are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Elsley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 168.74% more than the national average, earning R 638,640 per year; in United States they earn 19.04% more than the national average, earning $51,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.14% more than the national average, earning $50,746 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helsley921,729/
Ellsley9263/
Jelsley920/
Elesley920/
Elsle911/
Elsly910/
Ellesley8641/
Healsley861/
Gelesley861/
Hellsley860/
Heelsley860/
Ilsley832,355/
Elsler83263/
Helsly8374/
Helsle833/
Olsley832/
Elslet831/
Elesly831/
Elslie831/
Elslep830/
Helessley800/
Illsley771,898/
Elshzly77368/
Hilsley77147/
Ilesley7742/
Ellsler779/
Halsley777/
Helsler775/
Elshzle774/
Elssler773/
Holsley773/
Olesley772/
Alshley772/
Alszley771/
Elslydd771/
Helsles771/
Elslahy771/
Elshlie771/
Helslee771/
Helzley770/
Heilsly770/
Eslsler770/
Allsley770/
Gilsley770/
Alsle73576/
Alsly738/
Elzle731/
Ilsly730/
Hillsley71251/
Elsehely71214/
Hoelzley7111/
Illesley7110/
Elshzlyy714/
Elseller711/
Alslahey711/
Elsielly711/
Alslehay711/
Elslayhi711/
Holshley711/
Helchley710/
Oeleslea710/
Halesley710/
Helzle6756/
Elesli6748/
Elslip6734/
Alslie6718/
Hillesley677/
Elsehelly674/
Elshleher672/
Alslay671/
Hailesley671/
Elesselly671/
Ilsleu671/
Olesly671/
Ilslay670/
Elzler670/
Illsly670/

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