Gorley Surname
Approximately 1,253 people bear this surname
Gorley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 861 | 1:420,974 | 36,479 |
| Canada | 154 | 1:239,257 | 22,811 |
| England | 142 | 1:392,381 | 27,229 |
| India | 61 | 1:12,574,842 | 222,490 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 82 | 1:297,261 | 20,172 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 287 | 1:174,978 | 15,686 |
Gorley (26) may also be a first name.
Gorley Demographics
Average Male Gorley Height
176.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gorley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gorley (Russian: Горлей) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorley? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 302,831st most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,816,078 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Gorley live; 75 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gorley is also the 2,084,397th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 26 people.
It is most commonly occurring 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. Outside of The United States this surname 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 frequency of Gorley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gorley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Gorley surname is primarily Catholic (44%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Gorley surname are 11.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.67% being registered with 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gorley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gorley in the Russian language | ||
| Горлей | gorlej | - |
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Gorley Reference & Research
Gore DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Gore 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gorley
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis