Hartley Surname

6,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Hartley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hartley,' parishes in the Dioceses of Rochester and Winchester, and hamlets in various places. Also smaller spots, in some cases now forgotten.

Ricardus de Hertlay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Hartley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States42,1981:8,5891,033
England24,9291:2,235276
Australia6,6401:4,066587
Canada3,9571:9,3111,392
South Africa3,3291:16,2742,059
New Zealand1,5741:2,877422
Scotland7401:7,2351,109
Jamaica5381:5,334685
Wales4791:6,460714
Northern Ireland3721:4,960946
Namibia3701:6,5121,269
Ireland3171:14,8551,694
France1961:338,89151,103
Spain1781:262,65216,524
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Thailand1411:500,98187,346
Peru1281:248,31310,280
Germany971:829,95360,372
Chile611:288,7958,426
Costa Rica501:95,6011,659
Belgium491:234,62529,441
Isle of Man491:1,751323
Zimbabwe461:335,61432,404
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Jersey341:2,918527
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Ecuador281:568,06611,415
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Guernsey221:2,929767
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Guyana201:38,1113,813
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Panama171:230,1336,157
Trinidad and Tobago161:85,2486,095
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Bermuda121:5,440820
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
India81:95,883,173728,828
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
China61:227,886,92811,701
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Egypt21:45,967,877132,655
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Montserrat11:4,947471
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2051:21,6092,462
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England18,5721:1,312160
Scotland1831:20,4552,022
Wales841:18,6721,092
Isle of Man91:6,030597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7631:8,7141,115

Hartley (3,455) may also be a first name.

Hartley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hartley,' parishes in the Dioceses of Rochester and Winchester, and hamlets in various places. Also smaller spots, in some cases now forgotten.

Ricardus de Hertlay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Hertelay, 1379: ibid.

The above lived in the parish of Ecclesfield, West Riding of Yorkshire The surname has ramified in an extraordinary manner in the West Riding. The parentage in all probability will have to be sought for in Ecclesfield parish or the immediate neighbourhood.

Brian de Hertheley, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard de Hertleye, Salop, ibid.

1623. Christopher Hills and Elizabeth Hartley, of Stepney: Marriage Lic (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From Hartley (Hartecla 1265, Hartcla 1291, Hartla 1306) a manor in the parish of Kirkby-Stephen, Westmoreland. Michael de Hardcla or Hartcla was deputy sheriff of Westmoreland in 1276 and 1277, and sheriff of Cumberland in part of the year 1285 and then until 1298. On the execution of his brother Andrew de Hardcla, earl of Carlisle, for treason, he fled into Scotland with a number of his friends (Chronicon de Lanercost, ed. Stevenson, p. 250). David Hertley was shipmaster in 1469 (Bain, IV, 1389).

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

(English) belonging to Hartley=the Hart- Lea [Middle English hert, Old English heort + Middle English ley, O.E. leáh] Hartley, Kent, was Heortleáh in the 8th century.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hartley is a common English name, but in Ireland usually denotes a family of Ó hArtghaile. IF 306*; Map Wex

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Hartley is a common English name, but in Ireland usually denotes a family of Ó hArtghaile. IF 306*; Map Wex

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Place name in Hampshire.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who came from Hartley (stag clearing), the name of several places in England.

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

Places in cos. Kent, Northumb., Westmoreland, Hants, Berks, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Kent, Northumberland Or Hardley, Norfolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Hartley is a very common West Riding name. It is also established in Lancashire. There are hamlets and townships of the name in the West Riding, Westmoreland, Northumberland, etc.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Hartley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hartley is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hartley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,476th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 83,542 people. The surname Hartley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Hartley reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 120,973rd most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 3,455 people.

Hartley is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 42,198 people, or 1 in 8,589. In The United States Hartley is most numerous in: Florida, where 8 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 107 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Hartley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hartley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hartley surname increased 732 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 404 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 570 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 155 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hartley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Hartley last name is predominantly Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hartley last name are 16.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.36% being registered with the party.

The amount Hartley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 43.3% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,778 per year; in South Africa they earn 64.07% more than the national average, earning R 389,892 per year; in United States they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $42,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.88% more than the national average, earning $51,112 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heartley93178/
Chartley9336/
Hartlley934/
Harttley932/
Haartley932/
Hasrtley931/
Harrtley931/
Hhartley931/
Hartleys930/
Harthley930/
Ahartley930/
Hartle925,336/
Artley921,163/
Hartly92205/
Gartley861,057/
Hartles86464/
Hartlep86313/
Haertle86111/
Hartler86106/
Heartly8667/
Hardtle8619/
Hertley867/
Hartlet867/
Hartlay867/
Arttley865/
Hartlee863/
Hartled862/
Hortley862/
Jartley861/
Eartley861/
Hartlea861/
Hartlie861/
Hartlye861/
Harttly861/
Artlley861/
Hartlei861/
Khartly861/
Harttle860/
Harrtly860/
Hairtle860/
Heartle860/
Hasrtle860/
Artle8371/
Artly8314/
Hartless801,477/
Hartlett80216/
Garthley8055/
Hartleip8050/
Heurtley8037/
Hartlepp8031/
Harttlet807/
Hartleid806/
Hearthly805/
Haerdtle805/
Chartler802/
Hartlowe801/
Hartleet801/
Hartleit801/
Chartles801/
Heartler800/
Haerttle800/
Hartlays800/
Hertle772,714/
Härtle77250/
Hortle77163/
Gartly77161/
Ertley77153/
Ortley77126/
Hartli77104/
Eartly7773/
Artler7732/
Hertly773/
Artles772/
Eartle772/
Hortly771/
Gartle771/
Artlae771/
Artlet771/
Arthly771/
Artlay771/
Artlys771/
Hartlé771/
Hartla770/
Artlep770/
Artlie770/
Heartilly7522/
Chartelle752/
Heartless751/
Hartlleit751/
Chartlett750/
Hartlap71189/
Earthly71131/
Herdtle71131/
Artelle71100/
Hörtler7186/
Artlett7182/
Oertley7149/
Artille7140/
Härdtle7135/
Khartli7134/
Artless7123/
Garthly7122/
Hartlip7114/
Hardtla717/
Hartlid716/
Chartli715/
Hartlau713/
Härtler713/
Gortley712/
Haertli712/
Haertlé712/
Hartlis712/
Ortleyp711/
Chartla711/
Arthlee711/
Gartlay711/
Artlles711/
Earthle710/
Artlyss710/
Ertle672,436/
Hartlich67197/
Artla6788/
Artli6768/
Artilles6742/
Hartlapp6735/
Artielle6726/
Örtle6713/
Gartelle678/
Hartlipp678/
Artelles675/
Eartlett673/
Ortle673/
Arhthles672/
Hartlaud672/
Ortly672/
Artiolle672/
Hartlaup671/
Jartelle671/
Garthlie671/
Arthless671/
Artillea671/
Artleads671/
Hartliss670/
Arthelle670/
Ertly670/
Hartlass670/

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