Gornley Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Gornley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gornley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Gornley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gornley occurs most in Northern Ireland. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gornley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Gornley is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Gornley live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 307,506. In Northern Ireland it is primarily found in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Barring Northern Ireland this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 31 percent reside and Ireland, where 8 percent reside.

Gornley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gornley has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Gornley last name decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gornley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghornley935/
Gorrnley930/
Gorenley930/
Gorinley930/
Gornle920/
Gornly920/
Hornley867/
Garnley862/
Ngornly862/
Gorinle861/
Gornleh861/
Gorrnly860/
Gurnley860/
Gorenly860/
Gernley860/
Gorenler8021/
Gornelle801/
Gorrenly800/
Gorimley800/
Garnlley800/
Hornle774/
Ornles774/
Gurnle772/
Gernle771/
Arnley770/
Ornlay770/
Hornly770/
Harnley7115/
Ornleas715/
Hornlie712/
Ornelle712/
Orenler711/
Goremly710/
Hornlet710/
Gurnled710/
Garnnly710/
Gurnler710/
Hornles710/
Gernelle67161/
Ornelles67128/
Görenler67115/
Gornelli6731/
Arnly676/
Goerenli671/
Orinloye671/
Hornelly671/
Ornla671/
Garnelle670/

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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 Gornley
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