Hoadley Surname

102,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Hoadley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hoathley.' East and West Hoathley are parishes in Sussex Of the truth of this derivation there can be no doubt.

1616. Thomas Hodely, Sussex (Queen's Coll.): Register of the University of Oxford.

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Hoadley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9521:122,78413,086
England8251:67,5377,818
Australia3531:76,4758,947
Canada3041:121,20312,728
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Wales91:343,83718,086
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4611:52,8756,364
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7761:64,7157,056

Hoadley (16) may also be a first name.

Hoadley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hoathley.' East and West Hoathley are parishes in Sussex Of the truth of this derivation there can be no doubt.

1616. Thomas Hodely, Sussex (Queen's Coll.): Register of the University of Oxford.

1705. Samuel Hoadly, Master of the Free School, Norwich: History of Norfolk.

1798. Married — William Hoadley and Catherine Rhodes: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Hoathl(e)y (Sussex) = the Heath-Lea [O.(South.)E. háð heath, + leáh (Middle English ley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Hoathly (heather-covered clearing), in Sussex.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Hoathley; a location name in Sussex.

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

Hoadley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hoadley (Arabic: هودلي) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoadley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 102,879th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,592,906 people. Hoadley is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Hoadley live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 16 people.

The surname Hoadley is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,952 people, or 1 in 122,784. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent live, Michigan, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States Hoadley exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Hoadley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hoadley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hoadley last name increased 380 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 179 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hoadley Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Hoadley surname are 18.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hoadley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 696.39% more than the national average, earning R 1,892,530 per year; in United States they earn 2.47% more than the national average, earning $44,216 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.83% less than the national average, earning $47,780 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoadleys932/
Oadley9227/
Hoadly9224/
Hoadle920/
Haodley865/
Goadley860/
Oadle830/
Goadly770/
Hoadlui710/
Chouadli67573/
Aodle674/
Aodly671/
Oadli671/
Chouadlia631/
Ouadli623/
Oadilla573/
Aoydele571/
Ouadllah531/
Goadelli531/
Ouadellah501/
Aeadhlaue501/

Hoadley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hoadley in the Arabic language
هودليhwdly-

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Hoadley Reference & Research

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