Horseley Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

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

Horseley Surname Definition:

William Horseley of this county contributed £25 for the defence of his country at the time of the expected Spanish invasion in 1588 (Sp.).

Horseley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

Horseley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

William Horseley of this county contributed £25 for the defence of his country at the time of the expected Spanish invasion in 1588 (Sp.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Horseley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Horseley is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Horseley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Horseley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Horseley live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States Horseley is primarily concentrated in: California, where 24 percent live, Texas, where 24 percent live and Alabama, where 18 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent live.

Horseley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Horseley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Horseley last name fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Horseley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Horseley are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Horseley earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.73% less than the national average, earning $20,396 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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