Hollely Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hollely Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hollyley,' from residence thereby, i.e. the meadow filled with holly bushes; v. Ley.

1750. Married — John Hollely and Sarah Duckett: St. George, Hanover Square.

Hollely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1301:428,60028,863
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
United States81:45,307,367917,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Hollely Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hollyley,' from residence thereby, i.e. the meadow filled with holly bushes; v. Ley.

1750. Married — John Hollely and Sarah Duckett: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at the Holly- Lea [Middle English holin, Old English hole(g)n, holly-tree + Middle English ley, Old English leáh, lea]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hollely Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hollely is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hollely? popularity and diffusion

Hollely is the 1,385,851st most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Hollely live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 428,600. In England Hollely is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 28 percent live, Surrey, where 15 percent live and Northamptonshire, where 9 percent live. Not including England it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Hollely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hollely has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 206 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hollely Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hollely earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 27.24% more than the national average, earning R 302,376 per year and in United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holleley9370/
Hollela8622/
Hallely865/
Hollaly861/
Holeley861/
Hollele861/
Hellely861/
Hollily860/
Hollolay801/
Holliley800/
Holela771,134/
Allely77938/
Holele77572/
Holily7739/
Ollela7720/
Halely7713/
Olaley7713/
Olelya7711/
Ollele7711/
Holale774/
Olealy774/
Oliley772/
Olleli771/
Olally771/
Oleluy771/
Olesly771/
Ullely771/
Holyle771/
Holeli771/
Golely770/
Cholletle751/
Cholela71346/
Cholele71131/
Kholily7165/
Kholeli7138/
Hollole719/
Halleli719/
Holeleu719/
Hallela717/
Haliley717/
Holilay716/
Holloli714/
Cholily714/
Hollila714/
Holalli713/
Helleli713/
Houlele713/
Gallely712/
Olesley712/
Ollelia712/
Hololei712/
Hollili712/
Holylei712/
Alleley711/
Hatlely711/
Hullele711/
Hulleli711/
Hololli711/
Haleely711/
Halyley711/
Golleli711/
Houlole711/
Houleli711/
Hollecille711/
Hellele711/
Khalely711/
Olleili711/
Helaley711/
Kholele711/
Choleli711/
Holileu711/
Haloley710/
Elleley710/
Holeler710/
Holiler710/
Olela673,982/
Olele671,968/
Olale671,282/
Olile67247/
Allheily67186/
Halliley67156/
Oleli67152/
Olole67107/
Choolela67105/
Hollylee6731/
Challela6717/
Alely677/
He'llaly674/
Halleyle673/
Hollolli673/
Hallelet673/
Hollalli671/
Hallaaly671/
Oulalley671/
Ololy671/
Khaleely671/
Hallilay670/
Ollallay670/
Hallelie670/
Halesley670/
Gulleyly670/
Olily670/

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