Gormley Surname

34,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Gormley Surname Definition:

Recorded in Argyllshire. It may be from Irish MacGormghaile, 'son Gormghal,' a rare Irish surname (Woulfe).

Gormley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,1291:50,8436,135
England2,1741:25,6293,505
Ireland1,7761:2,651494
Northern Ireland1,3681:1,349281
Canada8881:41,4935,163
Scotland8221:6,5131,022
Australia6261:43,1245,480
New Zealand891:50,8808,201
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Japan641:1,997,56727,803
Wales511:60,6775,433
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Panama41:978,06412,245
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Tonga11:107,313791
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,5321:2,892547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2041:119,48711,415
Scotland1551:24,1502,237
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4291:35,1434,177

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) Anglicized forms of the Irish O’Goirmshleaghaigh, O’Goi- rmleaghaigh, O'Gormghaile, &c.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Goirmghialla (blue hostage), Goirmghiolla (blue servant), or Goirmrhleaghach (blue spearman).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghormley93918/
Gourmley936/
Gorrmley932/
Gormlley931/
Gormly921,143/
Gormle922/
Gormlie8679/
Garmley8672/
Gormlay863/
Gormluy863/
Ghormly862/
Gurmley862/
Gormlya861/
Ghormle861/
Gormlet861/
Germley860/
Gormliy860/
Gormler860/
Ormly830/
Gharmley802/
Gormilly800/
Gormelly800/
Armley7791/
Hormly774/
Gormli771/
Gormla770/
Garmly770/
Gormiller7511/
Gourmellet7148/
Ormille712/
Ghormli712/
Gourmla712/
Harmley710/
Gormilla6713/
Germelle672/
Gohrmlah671/
Ngarmlee671/
Gormelli671/
Ormiller670/

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Gormley Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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