Goatley Surname

320,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Goatley Surname Definition:

From Godeley; a location name in Cheshire.

Goatley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6331:572,60546,957
England3091:180,31716,264
New Zealand671:67,58710,255
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Australia371:729,61448,196
Wales181:171,91811,581
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1871:130,35012,089
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:411,62930,405

Goatley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Godeley; a location name in Cheshire.

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

Goatley Last Name Facts

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

Goatley occurs most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goatley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 320,940th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,260,778 people. The last name Goatley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Goatley are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 633 people, or 1 in 572,605. In The United States Goatley is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 37 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent live and New Zealand, where 6 percent live.

Goatley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Goatley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 519 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 165 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 360 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goatley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Goatley surname are 17.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.18% being registered with the party.

The amount Goatley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 109.08% more than the national average, earning R 496,848 per year; in United States they earn 0.73% more than the national average, earning $43,466 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.21% less than the national average, earning $45,604 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goattley930/
Oatley921,606/
Goaley92143/
Goatly9253/
Ngoatle86423/
Kgoatle8612/
Hoatley861/
Goasley860/
Goale8379/
Goaly832/
Oatly830/
Kgoatlhe809/
Ngoatlhe801/
Kgoale772,126/
Goualy77552/
Gouale77474/
Gohale7761/
Goales7751/
Oatlee774/
Ngoale773/
Goalle773/
Goaler772/
Ghoale772/
Gaoley771/
Goalay771/
Gooale771/
Goalez771/
Oatles770/
Oatlet770/
Oastle770/
Ngoualeya751/
Oastler71245/
Kgoatla7192/
Gohaliy7137/
Ngoatla7136/
Ngoaile7131/
Goualle7119/
Goualie7117/
Gohalle7111/
Ghouale717/
Ngouale716/
Gojhale716/
Gohalay714/
Ghohale712/
Goaller712/
Goually711/
Goualea711/
Goualet711/
Goailay711/
Gohgale711/
Gouaile711/
Goallay711/
Goaless711/
Goualeu711/
Goahler711/
Gohaloy711/
Kgaotle711/
Kgoahle711/
Goasler710/
Goohaly710/
Goala6739,281/
Gouaille67197/
Gaole6776/
Goatelli6743/
Goali6743/
Gohalayo6730/
Kgoathla6719/
Kgoatlha6718/
Goalj675/
Aotle675/
Ngoualeu674/
Oatla673/
Gohaliya671/
Ngoualea671/
Aoothley670/
Gaotlett670/
Gaoly670/

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