Espley Surname

407,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 858 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Espley Surname Definition:

A surname recorded in Glasgow is probably of local origin from Espley near Mitford Northumberland.

Espley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5891:94,59810,105
Wales771:40,1893,923
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Australia371:729,61448,196
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
France71:9,488,960336,266
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2471:98,68610,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Espley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname recorded in Glasgow is probably of local origin from Espley near Mitford Northumberland.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A variant of Aspley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Espley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Espley is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Espley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Espley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 407,730th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,493,643 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Espley live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in British Isles.

Espley is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 589 people, or 1 in 94,598. In England it is most common in: Staffordshire, where 17 percent are found, Cheshire, where 7 percent are found and Greater London, where 7 percent are found. Aside from England this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Espley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Espley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Espley last name grew 238 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Espley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Espley last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Espley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.62% less than the national average, earning R 110,220 per year; in United States they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $45,563 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.64% more than the national average, earning $52,485 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hespley927/
Easpley921/
Epley914,855/
Esply9112/
Eppley832,277/
Aspley83401/
Espler839/
Hepley833/
Esplie832/
Esplej832/
Epliey831/
Gepley831/
Esplet831/
Eipley830/
Eple80121/
Eply8010/
Heipley7718/
Espelly7713/
Espelle778/
Heapley772/
Epplley771/
Heppley771/
Eppleys771/
Geepley771/
Geppley771/
Epelley771/
Esplayo771/
Haspley770/
Heplley770/
Hespler770/
Epple737,264/
Epler732,226/
Espla73368/
Eplee73195/
Geply73120/
Asple7383/
Epply7362/
Heple7327/
Eploy7327/
Esplá7313/
Eplay7310/
Eplle739/
Heply735/
Eyple734/
Eplly733/
Esplà733/
Isple732/
Eplet732/
Eploe732/
Asply731/
Eaple731/
Osple731/
Eples731/
Eplyo731/
Espli731/
Ieple730/
Eiply730/
Espellet7146/
Hespelle7138/
Espiller7130/
Espelloy711/
Espilloy711/
Hepler676,079/
Eppler675,876/
Epelle672,673/
Hepple672,086/
Heiple67693/
Eplett67306/
Geplay67287/
Hipley67133/
Heuple6765/
Esplas6755/
Esplat6752/
Epelly6747/
Geeply6745/
Gepply6715/
Esplio6711/
Hepply6711/
Jipley679/
Gepleh676/
Epille675/
Epples674/
Heploe674/
Epplay673/
Epplet672/
Gipley672/
Hieple672/
Epilly672/
Hespeller671/
Eapply671/
Eipele671/
Epplee671/
Epplei671/
Gepple671/
Geplue671/
Heplle671/
Isplay671/
Eplayu671/
Eapple671/
Eeploy671/
Heaply670/
Geeple670/
Hosple670/
Heples670/
Eplher670/
Ephler670/

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