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Where Does The Last Name Gorley Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gorley (Russian: Горлей) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorley? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 302,831^st most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,816,078 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Gorley are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gorley is also the 2,084,397^th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 26 people.

The last name Gorley is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 861 people, or 1 in 420,974. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Washington, where 10 percent live, Kentucky, where 9 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Gorley Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gorley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gorley Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (44%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Gorley are 11.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gorley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.24% more than the national average, earning $43,251 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.67% less than the national average, earning $43,887 CAD per year.