Exley Surname

89,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Exley Surname Definition:

A location name in Yorkshire.

Exley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,5961:21,4633,019
United States1,8851:192,28619,025
Canada2181:169,01616,995
South Africa2071:261,72826,279
Australia1921:140,60315,124
New Zealand1131:40,0746,748
Scotland581:92,3076,478
Wales231:134,5459,804
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4121:17,2632,509
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2441:205,81417,803

Exley (86) may also be a first name.

Exley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

Exley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Exley is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Exley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 89,798th most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,364,453 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Exley reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 86 people.

The surname Exley is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 2,596 people, or 1 in 21,463. In England Exley is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 22 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 16 percent live and Essex, where 8 percent live. Not including England Exley occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Exley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Exley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Exley surname increased 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 773 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,450 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 288 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Exley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Exley last name is chiefly Congregationalist (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Exley surname are 27.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.68% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Exley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 137.88% more than the national average, earning R 565,296 per year; in United States they earn 0.31% more than the national average, earning $43,284 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning $49,792 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yexley91328/
Hexley91108/
Exlley912/
Enxley911/
Aexley911/
Jexley910/
Oexley910/
Exle8958/
Exly894/
Heaxley830/
Oxley8018,289/
Exler801,927/
Axley801,004/
Oexle80560/
Esley80288/
Exlee806/
Exlle802/
Ezley801/
Ecley801/
Exlie801/
Ixley800/
Exlez800/
Exloy800/
Easley7322,684/
Hesley73610/
Eisley73486/
Essley73280/
Hoxley73135/
Eesley73135/
Eixler73108/
Gesley7340/
Gezley7327/
Haxley7322/
Jexler739/
Eshley735/
Edsley735/
Eacley734/
Exelle734/
Yexler733/
Hixley733/
Eusley732/
Echley732/
Eazley731/
Eajley731/
Ecxles731/
Ehsley731/
Etsley731/
Axhley731/
Esleey731/
Exhlee731/
Exller731/
Eysley731/
Yoxley730/
Hecley730/
Exelly730/
Yexlez730/
Eslehy730/
Iesley730/
Eicley730/
Eksley730/
Acxley730/
Hexler730/
Heasley673,541/
Ecle671,470/
Heisley67293/
Esly67149/
Gessley6781/
Axle6760/
Hessley6758/
Öxle6748/
Hiesley6742/
Esle6727/
Oxilley6724/
Heshley6715/
Hechley677/
Eichley675/
Heazley674/
Ejle674/
Engsley673/
Heusley673/
Etchley672/
Easleys672/
Geesley672/
Exla672/
Exiller672/
Ezly672/
Hetsley671/
Hedsley671/
Hehsley671/
Hekcley671/
Eashley671/
Easleye671/
Easliey671/
Eachley671/
Eadsley671/
Oxle671/
Eschley671/
Exlj671/
Jxly671/
Ecksley670/
Hexller670/

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Exley Reference & Research

Exley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Exley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Exley
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