Gormley Surname
Approximately 15,249 people bear this surname
Gormley Surname Definition:
Recorded in Argyllshire. It may be from Irish MacGormghaile, 'son Gormghal,' a rare Irish surname (Woulfe).
Gormley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,129 | 1:50,843 | 6,135 |
| England | 2,174 | 1:25,629 | 3,505 |
| Ireland | 1,776 | 1:2,651 | 494 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,368 | 1:1,349 | 281 |
| Canada | 888 | 1:41,493 | 5,163 |
| Scotland | 822 | 1:6,513 | 1,022 |
| Australia | 626 | 1:43,124 | 5,480 |
| New Zealand | 89 | 1:50,880 | 8,201 |
| South Africa | 89 | 1:608,738 | 46,089 |
| Japan | 64 | 1:1,997,567 | 27,803 |
| Wales | 51 | 1:60,677 | 5,433 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,532 | 1:2,892 | 547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 204 | 1:119,487 | 11,415 |
| Scotland | 155 | 1:24,150 | 2,237 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,429 | 1:35,143 | 4,177 |
Gormley (19) may also be a first name.
Gormley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Recorded in Argyllshire. It may be from Irish MacGormghaile, 'son Gormghal,' a rare Irish surname (Woulfe).
(Celtic) Anglicized forms of the Irish O’Goirmshleaghaigh, O’Goi- rmleaghaigh, O'Gormghaile, &c.
Ó Garmghaile in Connacht and Ó Gairmleadhaigh in Ulster. This interesting and important name is complicated by the fact that in some cases in Ulster it has been changed to Gorman and to Grimes.
IF 163; Map Don, Mayo, Ros and Tyr. Plate XIII
(Irish) Grandson of Goirmghialla (blue hostage), Goirmghiolla (blue servant), or Goirmrhleaghach (blue spearman).
Gormley Demographics
Average Gormley Salary in
United States
$49,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gormley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gormley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gormley is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gormley.
How Common Is The Last Name Gormley? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gormley is the 34,755th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 477,903 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Gormley reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 19 people.
This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 7,129 people, or 1 in 50,843. In The United States Gormley is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and Ireland, where 12 percent live.
Gormley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gormley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gormley last name rose 499 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,066 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 116 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 530 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gormley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gormley last name is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Gormley last name are 6.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.57% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gormley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.33% more than the national average, earning 367,981 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.49% more than the national average, earning R 355,248 per year; in United States they earn 15.59% more than the national average, earning $49,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.8% less than the national average, earning $47,794 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghormley | 93 | 918 | / |
| Gourmley | 93 | 6 | / |
| Gorrmley | 93 | 2 | / |
| Gormlley | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gormly | 92 | 1,143 | / |
| Gormle | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gormlie | 86 | 79 | / |
| Garmley | 86 | 72 | / |
| Gormlay | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gormluy | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ghormly | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gurmley | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gormlya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ghormle | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gormlet | 86 | 1 | / |
| Germley | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gormliy | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gormler | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ormly | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gharmley | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gormilly | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gormelly | 80 | 0 | / |
| Armley | 77 | 91 | / |
| Hormly | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gormli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gormla | 77 | 0 | / |
| Garmly | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gormiller | 75 | 11 | / |
| Gourmellet | 71 | 48 | / |
| Ormille | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ghormli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gourmla | 71 | 2 | / |
| Harmley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gormilla | 67 | 13 | / |
| Germelle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gohrmlah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngarmlee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gormelli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ormiller | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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