Farnley Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Farnley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Farnley'; v. Fearnley.

Johannes de Famelay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Farnley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:1,392,95161,553
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Wales121:257,87814,969
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Farnley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Farnley'; v. Fearnley.

Johannes de Famelay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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

(English) belonging to Farnley = the Fern-Lea [Old English fearn + leak (Middle English ley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

Farnley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farnley is found most in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farnley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,220,661st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Farnley live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 1,392,951. In England Farnley is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 25 percent reside, Merseyside, where 20 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 18 percent reside. Excluding England this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent reside and Wales, where 16 percent reside.

Farnley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farnley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 2 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Farnley Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Farnley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 26.4% more than the national average, earning $54,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.23% more than the national average, earning $58,742 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fearnley934,207/
Farnly920/
Fearnnley881/
Fernley861,015/
Varnley863/
Fearnly863/
Farnloe861/
Fornley861/
Farzinly801/
Farnelle801/
Farnelly801/
Feurnley800/
Fornle771/
Fernle771/
Fornly770/
Varnly770/
Farinloye75796/
Farinlayo755/
Farnielle750/
Fearnelly750/
Fernlea712/
Farnelli67151/
Farnella6763/
Fernelle6711/
Fernille672/
Farinlli671/
Fornelly671/
Varnelle671/
Fournles671/
Fournler671/
Fornelle671/
Farinloa671/
Phornley671/
Varnelly670/

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