Gurley Surname

41,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Gurley Surname Definition:

This is another of the Norman families domiciled in Scotland at a very early date. Ingelram de Gourlay is believed to have accompanied William the Lion from England in 1174, and witnesses one of his charters about 1200. Fourth in descent from him was William de Gourlay, who made his submission to Ed.

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Gurley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,8701:30,5363,799
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1651:683152
Liberia931:47,4044,264
England911:612,28636,401
Trinidad and Tobago501:27,2802,912
Canada471:783,94961,790
Grenada321:3,392511
Venezuela311:974,32514,902
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Saint Lucia61:29,7971,820
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
India61:127,844,230863,365
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Saint Barthelemy41:2,40444
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malta11:430,2723,380
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6371:30,6773,702

Gurley (249) may also be a first name.

Gurley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This is another of the Norman families domiciled in Scotland at a very early date. Ingelram de Gourlay is believed to have accompanied William the Lion from England in 1174, and witnesses one of his charters about 1200. Fourth in descent from him was William de Gourlay, who made his submission to Ed. I. in 1296, being then styled Willielmus de Gourlay de Balgally in vicecomitatu de Fife. His son Simon first settled at Kincraig in the same county, which has ever since continued the home of his descendants. The last heir male only died in 1833.

“In 1361, John de Gourley died seised of the manor of Ponthorp and half the manor of Shepmanstede in the county of Durham, leaving Richard his son and heir aged fifteen. In 1395 this same Richard died seised of the manor, held by offering one bezant at the feretory of St.Cuthbert on his feast day in March, and one bezant to the Bishop.” - Surtees' Durham.

The Battle Abbey Roll (1889) by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett

Gurley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gurley is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gurley.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 41,760th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 583,144 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Gurley are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 565,047th most frequently occurring given name in the world It is held by 249 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 11,870 people, or 1 in 30,536. In The United States Gurley is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 12 percent are found, Georgia, where 10 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where 1 percent are found and Liberia, where 1 percent are found.

Gurley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gurley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gurley surname grew 725 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 104 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gurley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gurley surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gurley surname are 14.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.13% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gurley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.79% less than the national average, earning $41,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.87% less than the national average, earning $43,784 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gourley9212,976/
Gurleyo921/
Gaurley920/
Gurleye920/
Gurle911,817/
Gurly9156/
Urley9126/
Ghourley8615/
Gourrley861/
Hurley8382,400/
Gorley831,253/
Gurler83376/
Girley83258/
Gurlea83173/
Gurlay8376/
Gurlly8349/
Gurlie8335/
Gourly8319/
Gourle8311/
Eurley8310/
Gurlet838/
Gaurle837/
Gurlee837/
Ghurle835/
Aurley834/
Gurlle833/
Ourley833/
Gurlue833/
Qgurle831/
Guurle831/
Gurliy831/
Gurles830/
Gaurly830/
Gurrle830/
Urle8013/
Urly803/
Gourlay778,570/
Gourlie77655/
Gourlet77568/
Ghorley77353/
Heurley77202/
Gourlez7786/
Goorley7739/
Gaurlie7712/
Hurleys7711/
Hurlhey775/
Hourley773/
Gurrlle773/
Hurlehy773/
Hurrley773/
Gourloy773/
Guthrle772/
Hurleyu771/
Hurleyy771/
Hurliey771/
Girrley771/
Gurrlie771/
Gurrlly771/
Gourles771/
Urelley771/
Gorlley771/
Gourlly771/
Gurlhie771/
Gurllet771/
Haurley770/
Gaurlay770/
Hurleey770/
Gourlee770/
Gurletz770/
Gurlett770/
Huyrley770/
Hurlley770/
Gorle7330,322/
Gurla731,884/
Gürle731,127/
Hurle731,087/
Girle73789/
Orley73486/
Hurly73427/
Uhrle73423/
Urlep73278/
Urlea73166/
Gurli73138/
Urlet73110/
Gorly7357/
Urlie7318/
Ourly7318/
Urles739/
Urler735/
Eurle733/
Urhle732/
Urleh731/
Urlei731/
Urrle731/
Uirle731/
Urloy731/
Gurlă731/
Aurle731/
Urloe731/
Eurly730/
Aurly730/
Urzle730/
Gourelly719/
Hurlehey717/
Gureller715/
Gürleyiğ715/
Ghurliya713/
Gaurelly713/
Gourelle712/
Gourleux711/
Hurley's711/
Gourlett710/
Hurleyhy710/
Hurlehay710/
Horley671,708/
Hurler671,244/
Girlea671,122/
Hurrle67779/
Hurles67430/
Gorlee67193/
Hurlet67192/
Gourla67157/
Gurlui67140/
Gorlea67108/
Gürleş6789/
Țurlea6779/
Gorlei6771/
Gorlle6771/
Gorlej6766/
Gurlas6762/
Gorleh6759/
Gurrla6752/
Gurlia6741/
Hourle6739/
Gurlla6737/
Hurlie6737/
Girlya6736/
Ghorle6723/
Gorrle6722/
Ourles6722/
Uhrlep6718/
Gaurla6717/
Urelly6716/
Gorlay6715/
Urlepp6715/
Hurlay6712/
Girlie6711/
Gurlit6710/
Girlay678/
Șurlea678/
Gurlou678/
Gourli678/
Gourlé675/
Urless675/
Ourlay675/
Girliy674/
Gorlie674/
Ghurli673/
Gurlio673/
Hurleyová672/
Hurleu672/
Girlee672/
Goorle672/
Oerley672/
Gurlai672/
Hourly672/
Hurlle672/
Hurlei672/
Gorlya671/
Gurlat671/
Urzlya671/
Orliey671/
Eurler671/
Eurlet671/
Girrle671/
Gurlah671/
Gurlli671/
Gorhly671/
Gorlly671/
Aurles671/
Urille671/
Heurly671/
Hurleyova671/
Orleya671/
Ourlet671/
Urloie671/
Urelle671/
Åurlea671/
Gourlè671/
Girlej671/
Gürlay671/
Ghorly671/
Aurlie671/
Gorleé671/
Heurle671/
Urlett670/
Goorly670/
Hurloy670/
Hurrly670/
Hurled670/
Orzley670/
Hurleyhee670/
Hurlly670/
Gorrly670/
Hurlhe670/
Haurly670/

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