Foxley Surname

268,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Foxley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Foxley = the Fox-Lea [Old Englishfox + leáh]

Foxley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8761:63,6057,448
United States3111:1,165,46383,401
Australia751:359,94330,133
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Wales361:85,9597,098
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Chile191:927,18319,125
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Norway61:857,04855,549
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5421:44,9735,596
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Foxley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Foxley = the Fox-Lea [Old Englishfox + leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes, &c., in cos. Norfolk, Northampton, and Wilts.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Hampshire, Norfolk, Staffordshire.

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

Foxley Last Name Facts

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

Foxley is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Foxley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 268,256th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,008,623 people. Foxley is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Foxley are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 876 people, or 1 in 63,605. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Cheshire, where 12 percent live, Greater London, where 12 percent live and Staffordshire, where 10 percent live. Excluding England it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Foxley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foxley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Foxley last name grew 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,352 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foxley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Foxley last name are 31.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Foxley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.19% more than the national average, earning R 440,076 per year; in United States they earn 21.31% more than the national average, earning $52,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.71% less than the national average, earning $39,392 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foxly910/
Foxlee83201/
Foxler8312/
Fosley835/
Foxlet831/
Faxley830/
Forzley77291/
Fousley770/
Fosle7330/
Fozly731/
Focle731/
Fosly731/
Voxle730/
Fosler67544/
Foßler6766/
Fazley6755/
Vosley6737/
Foslie6722/
Forzly6713/
Fasley676/
Foslea676/
Fossly674/
Foşlea674/
Vaxley674/
Foslee674/
Fexlie673/
Faxler673/
Foslet671/
Foucle671/
Foojle671/
Fozlee671/
Fojler671/
Vexley670/
Fossle670/

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