Hillsley Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Hillsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hillsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:530,64833,151
Australia801:337,44628,659
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Hillsley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hillsley is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Hillsley.

How Common Is The Last Name Hillsley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,011,991st most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. Hillsley is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Hillsley live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 530,648. In England it is most prevalent in: Derbyshire, where 17 percent are found, Dorset, where 15 percent are found and Shropshire, where 13 percent are found. Aside from England this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Hillsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hillsley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hillsley surname expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hillsley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hillsley surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Hillsley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.78% more than the national average, earning $53,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.05% more than the national average, earning $57,158 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hillesley947/
Illsley931,898/
Hilsley93147/
Illesley8810/
Hillslee880/
Hillesly880/
Hellsley880/
Ilsley862,355/
Illsly860/
Hailesley821/
Chielsley820/
Helsley801,729/
Ellsley8063/
Hilzley8046/
Ilesley8042/
Hulsley801/
Gilsley800/
Heilsly800/
Ilsly770/
Ellesley7541/
Healsley751/
Hilsdsle751/
Gillesly750/
Hilchley750/
Heelsley750/
Elsley711,125/
Helsly7174/
Helsle713/
Gilleslie711/
Ilsleu711/
Hulsly710/
Ilslay710/
Helessley710/
Gilleslee710/
Ellsler679/
Helsler675/
Ulesley672/
Helsles671/
Helslee671/
Jelsley670/
Helzley670/
Elesley670/

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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 Hillsley
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