Hobley Surname
Approximately 1,514 people bear this surname
Hobley Surname Definition:
(English) 1 Dweller at Hob’s Lea [Middle English ley, Old English leáh] 2 for Hopley, q.v.
Hobley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 678 | 1:82,180 | 9,085 |
| United States | 519 | 1:698,379 | 55,261 |
| Australia | 210 | 1:128,551 | 14,024 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 484 | 1:50,362 | 6,139 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:71,292 | 3,399 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 58 | 1:865,839 | 52,959 |
Hobley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 Dweller at Hob’s Lea [Middle English ley, Old English leáh] 2 for Hopley, q.v.
Hobley Demographics
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Hobley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hobley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hobley is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hobley? popularity and diffusion
Hobley is the 259,625th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,813,439 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Hobley live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles.
This last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 678 people, or 1 in 82,180. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 12 percent live, West Midlands, where 11 percent live and Berkshire, where 11 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.
Hobley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hobley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 895 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it declined 77 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hobley Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Hobley surname are 4.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.46% registered with the political party.
The amount Hobley earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.38% less than the national average, earning $40,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.7% less than the national average, earning $47,347 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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