Hersley Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Hersley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hersley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Hersley (53) may also be a first name.

Hersley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hersley has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hersley.

How Common Is The Last Name Hersley? popularity and diffusion

Hersley is the 1,239,697th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Hersley live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hersley is also the 1,366,219th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 53 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 2,338,445. In The United States it is most numerous in: Indiana, where 34 percent live, Texas, where 19 percent live and Idaho, where 15 percent live. Excluding The United States Hersley exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent live and Sweden, where 3 percent live.

Hersley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hersley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hersley surname grew 470 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hersley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hersley are 34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80.77% registered with the party.

The amount Hersley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.06% more than the national average, earning $47,491 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.73% less than the national average, earning $47,331 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hershley9367/
Hearsley9320/
Herscley931/
Ersley9228/
Hersly9224/
Hersle9211/
Herschley882/
Horsley8616,051/
Harsley86540/
Earsley86226/
Gersley8646/
Hersler8625/
Hirsley8616/
Hershly8615/
Erdsley861/
Ershley861/
Hersles860/
Herslet860/
Ersly8318/
Ersle833/
Hersleth8064/
Hershler8061/
Herschle803/
Chirsley802/
Harshley801/
Herselle801/
Hirscley801/
Hearsler800/
Orsley7759/
Hersli7756/
Ersler7717/
Horsle7711/
Herzle778/
Gersle772/
Hercle772/
Arsley771/
Harsle771/
Hirsle771/
Gersly771/
Eirsly770/
Earsly770/
Herschler75243/
Hirschley752/
Hersilles751/
Hershille751/
Hershller750/
Ershler7176/
Herzler7172/
Herslip7143/
Hirsler718/
Erselle718/
Herschelle716/
Earshly714/
Herslid714/
Arshley714/
Horslay712/
Herslat711/
Herßler711/
Erssler711/
Herclay711/
Orrsley710/
Oirsley710/
Orssley710/
Chercly710/
Hirschle67994/
Herchler6737/
Erseller6718/
Erschler6715/
Ercle672/
Ersli672/
Arshlley671/
Cherszla671/
Orsle671/
Chirsler671/
Hercelle671/
Ershelle671/
Chyrsler671/
Herschli671/
Hirchley670/
Arsly670/
Hirschly670/
Hearslip670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hersley
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