Halley Surname
Approximately 13,392 people bear this surname
Halley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Halley.' I cannot find the spot. Derbyshire seems to be the home of the Halleys. Other references to the county might have been given.
William de Hallee, Gloucestershire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameHalley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,850 | 1:52,914 | 6,355 |
| France | 1,281 | 1:51,852 | 6,815 |
| Canada | 812 | 1:45,376 | 5,591 |
| Guyana | 778 | 1:980 | 143 |
| England | 726 | 1:76,747 | 8,667 |
| Scotland | 586 | 1:9,136 | 1,304 |
| Ireland | 475 | 1:9,914 | 1,306 |
| Australia | 434 | 1:62,202 | 7,507 |
| Israel | 278 | 1:30,783 | 4,369 |
| Cuba | 141 | 1:81,721 | 2,712 |
| Paraguay | 96 | 1:75,383 | 1,923 |
| New Zealand | 89 | 1:50,880 | 8,201 |
| South Africa | 87 | 1:622,732 | 46,743 |
| Aruba | 83 | 1:1,247 | 170 |
| Brazil | 59 | 1:3,628,379 | 101,412 |
| India | 58 | 1:13,225,265 | 229,403 |
| Netherlands | 48 | 1:351,816 | 39,430 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| Germany | 46 | 1:1,750,119 | 100,509 |
| Saint Martin | 43 | 1:818 | 31 |
| Wales | 40 | 1:77,363 | 6,557 |
| Northern Ireland | 35 | 1:52,715 | 4,341 |
| Mexico | 26 | 1:4,774,085 | 28,474 |
| Niger | 25 | 1:767,681 | 17,983 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| Nicaragua | 17 | 1:354,182 | 3,204 |
| Grenada | 16 | 1:6,783 | 683 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Montserrat | 15 | 1:330 | 62 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 14 | 1:97,427 | 6,588 |
| Anguilla | 12 | 1:1,120 | 113 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 1:27,600 | 1,126 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 113 | 1:39,202 | 3,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 656 | 1:5,706 | 844 |
| England | 463 | 1:52,647 | 6,344 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,495 | 1:33,591 | 4,020 |
Halley (3,735) may also be a first name.
Halley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Halley.' I cannot find the spot. Derbyshire seems to be the home of the Halleys. Other references to the county might have been given.
William de Hallee, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John de Hally, Derbyshire, ibid.
William de Hally, Derbyshire, ibid.
John Hally, Derbyshire, ibid.
1550. Baptised — Elizabeth Hallaye: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1790. Married — Timothy Halley and Catherine Winnell: St. George, Hanover Square.
William Hally in Perth, 1666 (DPD., I, p. 158), John Hally, portioner of Balbrogo, 1700 (Dunkeld). Seventeen persons of this name are recorded in the Dunblane Commissariot Record from 1602. (2) Local, from Hailey in Deerness, Orkney. Thomas Halle, tacksman there, 1509 (REO., p. 82,398, 412). Bardsley has Haley as a Yorkshire family name, and Hailey as local from some place of the name which he thinks was in Derbyshire.
(English) Dweller at 1 the Hall-Lea [Old English h(e)all + leáh (Middle English ley] 2 the Hale-Lea [v. Hale]
Ó hAilche in Cos. Waterford and Tipperary (where some Halleys are really Mulhalls), and Ó hAille, a small Clare sept. MIF 160; Map Clare and Tip
Local; but I do not find the place.
Halley Demographics
Average Male Halley Height
178.35 cm
Average Female Halley Height
166.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Halley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Halley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Halley is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Halley? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 39,210th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 544,172 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Halley reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 115,207th most common first name internationally, borne by 3,735 people.
Halley is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 6,850 people, or 1 in 52,914. In The United States Halley is most frequent in: California, where 8 percent are found, Florida, where 6 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States Halley exists in 85 countries. It is also found in France, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.
Halley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Halley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Halley surname rose 458 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 11 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 420 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Halley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Halley last name is chiefly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.
In The United States Halley are 7.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.21% registered with the party.
The amount Halley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.39% more than the national average, earning R 385,896 per year; in United States they earn 3.11% more than the national average, earning $44,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.05% more than the national average, earning $49,707 CAD per year.
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Halley Reference & Research
Hawley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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.
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