Hindley Surname

77,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,318 people bear this surname

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

Hindley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hindley.' (1) A township in the parish of Wigan, Lancashire; (2) two townships in the parish of Felkirk, West Riding of Yorks, styled Cold Hiendley and South Hiendley, but formerly spelt Hyndelay.

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Hindley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,8391:14,5142,140
United States8751:414,23935,992
Australia4291:62,9277,576
South Africa3461:156,58317,671
Canada3431:107,42211,548
Wales1441:21,4902,281
New Zealand841:53,9098,584
Scotland751:71,3845,479
Northern Ireland331:55,9104,502
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Isle of Man301:2,861575
France121:5,535,227269,324
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Malta41:107,5681,849
Swaziland41:324,550996
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4391:9,9941,514
Wales271:58,0892,880
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2001:251,09320,779

Hindley (63) may also be a first name.

Hindley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hindley.' (1) A township in the parish of Wigan, Lancashire; (2) two townships in the parish of Felkirk, West Riding of Yorks, styled Cold Hiendley and South Hiendley, but formerly spelt Hyndelay. The Yorkshire instances refer to these.

'Adam de Hindele held two bovates in Hindele of ancient feofment,' temp. Henry II: Baines' Lancashire.

Margareta de Hyndelay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Roger de Hyndelay, 1379: ibid.

Matilda de Hyndelay, 1379: ibid.

Simon Hindley, of Wigan, tailor, 1591: Wills at Chester.

Jennet Hindley, of Aspull, Wigan, 1613: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Hindley= 1 the Hind (Deer)-LEA [Old English hind + leáh (Middle English ley] 2 the Back Lea [deriv. of Old English hindan, behind + leáh] In the 13th cent. the Lancashire Hind- ley was Hindeley, Hindelegh, Hyndelegh.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A chapelry in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire.

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

Hindley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hindley occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hindley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 77,430th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,153,458 people. The surname Hindley occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Hindley live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 63 people.

It is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 3,839 people, or 1 in 14,514. In England Hindley is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 26 percent are found, Merseyside, where 10 percent are found and Lancashire, where 8 percent are found. Not including England this last name exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Hindley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hindley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Hindley last name rose 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 438 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 533 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,875 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hindley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hindley surname are 10.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.86% registered with the political party.

The amount Hindley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.83% less than the national average, earning 249,751 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.87% more than the national average, earning R 401,304 per year; in United States they earn 2.54% more than the national average, earning $44,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.15% more than the national average, earning $50,750 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khindley935/
Haindley930/
Hindle9210,569/
Indley923/
Hindly921/
Hundley8611,793/
Hendley866,102/
Hindler86109/
Hindlet8640/
Heindle8637/
Hyndley8619/
Haindle869/
Aindley867/
Chindle865/
Hindloe861/
Hindles860/
Hindlay860/
Chindly860/
Hindlly860/
Himdley860/
Indle8310/
Indly832/
Heindler80100/
Haindler8033/
Chindler8021/
Chindhle806/
Hindelly805/
Chindlya804/
Chindlea801/
Jhendley801/
Heandley801/
Hendlley801/
Chendley800/
Henndley800/
Endley77460/
Hendle77408/
Hundle77183/
Händle77156/
Hendly7761/
Gindle7756/
Hyndle7730/
Hindla7719/
Jindle7715/
Händly779/
Undley778/
Indler776/
Hindli774/
Aindle773/
Indlet771/
Indlay771/
Indlle771/
Indlei771/
Chindliya757/
Chindlaya751/
Hendler714,308/
Händler711,479/
Hündler7128/
Khendle7115/
Hundlay7112/
Indleep717/
Hindlip713/
Indille712/
Hendluy711/
Jindhle711/
Hundluy711/
Eindlay711/
Gendley711/
Chendle711/
Chindla711/
Hunddle711/
Hundleu711/
Hendlys711/
Hemdley710/
Hendlie710/
Henndly710/
Yondley710/
Gaindle710/
Hendles710/
Indla6723,240/
Eisendle67625/
Indli67128/
Endle67109/
Endly6787/
Hindilli6756/
Chendler6719/
Ändle6713/
Yndly677/
Khendhle677/
Chaindla675/
Induille672/
Händller671/
Chindlia671/
Undle671/
Indielle671/
Indielly671/
Hojchindler671/
Hendelle670/
Hendless670/
Hindlist670/

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