Hilsley Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Hilsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hilsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:687,87739,238
Australia451:599,90442,958
Scotland151:356,92115,763
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Hilsley Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Hilsley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hilsley is the 1,453,389th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Hilsley reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Hilsley is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 687,877. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 30 percent reside, Lancashire, where 14 percent reside and Hampshire, where 12 percent reside. Besides England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 31 percent reside and Scotland, where 10 percent reside.

Hilsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hilsley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hilsley surname grew 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hillsley93251/
Ilsley922,355/
Hillesley887/
Hailesley881/
Chielsley880/
Illsley861,898/
Helsley861,729/
Hilzley8646/
Ilesley8642/
Hulsley861/
Gilsley860/
Heilsly860/
Ilsly830/
Illesley8010/
Hilsdsle801/
Healsley801/
Hilchley800/
Hillslee800/
Hillesly800/
Heelsley800/
Hellsley800/
Elsley771,125/
Helsly7774/
Helsle773/
Ilsleu771/
Ilslay770/
Hulsly770/
Illsly770/
Helessley750/
Ellsley7163/
Helsler715/
Ulesley712/
Helsles711/
Helslee711/
Jelsley710/
Helzley710/
Elesley710/
Ellesley6741/
Hailslip673/
Iljly671/
Elsle671/
Gelesley671/
Chelsler670/
Helchley670/
Gillesly670/
Elsly670/

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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 Hilsley
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