Hattersley Surname

161,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Hattersley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hattersley,' a township in the parish of Mottram-in-Longdendale, Cheshire.

Willelmus de Hatyrlay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Amicia Hattirslay, 1379: ibid.

1799.

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Hattersley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8471:30,1674,050
United States4141:875,50566,354
Australia3101:87,08310,056
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Wales151:206,30213,003
Scotland121:446,15118,166
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8521:28,6103,871
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Hattersley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hattersley,' a township in the parish of Mottram-in-Longdendale, Cheshire.

Willelmus de Hatyrlay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Amicia Hattirslay, 1379: ibid.

1799. Married — George Hattersley and Harriot Langford: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Hattersley (Chesh.), 14th cent. Hattirslay = (prob.) H(e)aðured's Lea [the pers. name is composed of Old English h(e)aðu-, war, and ræd, council, rule: Middle English ley, Old English leáh, a lea]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in Cheshire, England.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

A village and township in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hattersley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hattersley occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hattersley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hattersley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hattersley is the 161,068th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,694,102 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Hattersley are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 1,847 people, or 1 in 30,167. In England Hattersley is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 27 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 9 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Barring England Hattersley exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Hattersley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hattersley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Hattersley last name increased 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,428 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hattersley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Hattersley last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hattersley surname are 13.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.15% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hattersley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 586.05% more than the national average, earning R 1,630,320 per year; in United States they earn 17.32% more than the national average, earning $50,623 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.94% more than the national average, earning $58,098 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Attersley9598/
Hattersly957/
Hatersley951/
Hattersle951/
Hatthersley950/
Hattorsley904/
Hatterslay902/
Hathersley901/
Hatterslee900/
Ettersley840/
Haterslie840/
Austerslett671/
Otterclou5317/

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