Haley Surname
Approximately 62,425 people bear this surname
Haley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hailey,' a parish in the the Diocese of Oxford. Also of Haighley, a parish in the the Diocese of Norwich. The Haleys of Yorkshire are a different stock, but I cannot identify the locality whence they are sprung.
Read More About This SurnameHaley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 49,809 | 1:7,277 | 859 |
| England | 5,287 | 1:10,539 | 1,561 |
| Canada | 3,199 | 1:11,518 | 1,721 |
| Australia | 2,172 | 1:12,429 | 1,813 |
| Scotland | 279 | 1:19,189 | 2,260 |
| New Zealand | 257 | 1:17,620 | 3,093 |
| South Africa | 220 | 1:246,262 | 25,099 |
| Wales | 177 | 1:17,483 | 1,899 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Jamaica | 113 | 1:25,398 | 2,019 |
| Guyana | 103 | 1:7,400 | 1,208 |
| France | 96 | 1:691,903 | 87,871 |
| Thailand | 79 | 1:894,156 | 140,446 |
| Niger | 50 | 1:383,840 | 10,800 |
| Philippines | 43 | 1:2,354,377 | 127,644 |
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| Spain | 31 | 1:1,508,130 | 46,256 |
| Northern Ireland | 30 | 1:61,501 | 4,735 |
| Iran | 27 | 1:2,843,797 | 88,363 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Mexico | 23 | 1:5,396,792 | 30,197 |
| Jersey | 20 | 1:4,960 | 981 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:9,536 | 2,057 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Bahamas | 6 | 1:65,292 | 848 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Montserrat | 4 | 1:1,237 | 187 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 19 | 1:233,151 | 10,389 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,410 | 1:7,148 | 1,107 |
| Scotland | 94 | 1:39,821 | 3,041 |
| Wales | 65 | 1:24,129 | 1,387 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:4,324 | 761 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,181 | 1:3,308 | 390 |
Haley (36,713) may also be a first name.
Haley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hailey,' a parish in the the Diocese of Oxford. Also of Haighley, a parish in the the Diocese of Norwich. The Haleys of Yorkshire are a different stock, but I cannot identify the locality whence they are sprung.
Petrus Haley, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Johannes de Haylay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelmus Havlay, 1379: ibid.
(English) 1 belonging to Haley, Hailey = the Hale-Lea [v. Hale, and + Old English leáh] 2 belonging to Haighley = the Haigh-Lea [v. Haigh]
(English) Dweller at the way, or age, leading to the hall.
See Hailey. Irish families of the name are Celtic.
Haley Demographics
Average Haley Salary in
United States
$44,043 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Haley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Haley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Haley (Arabic: هلّي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻠﻲ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Haley? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 9,077th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 116,741 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Haley are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Haley is also the 23,822nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 36,713 people.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 49,809 people, or 1 in 7,277. In The United States Haley is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Tennessee, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 87 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.
Haley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Haley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Haley last name rose 328 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 297 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 272 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 84 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Haley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Haley surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Haley surname are 6.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.16% being registered with the political party.
The amount Haley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 177.71% more than the national average, earning R 659,952 per year; in United States they earn 2.07% more than the national average, earning $44,043 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.31% less than the national average, earning $49,030 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Haley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Haley in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﻠﻲ | hly | 80 |
| ﻫﺎﻟﻲ | haly | 20 |
| Haley in the Arabic language | ||
| هلّي | hly | - |
| هلي | hly | - |
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Haley Reference & Research
Hawley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Haley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Hawley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Healy 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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