Hundley Surname

44,058th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,793 people bear this surname

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

Hundley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Huntley,' a parish in Gloucestershire, seven miles from Gloucester.

Hundley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,5061:31,5023,933
England1131:493,08031,588
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Australia321:843,61652,533
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Wales51:618,90625,852
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guam11:160,1214,893
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:293,67920,037
Wales21:784,20816,349
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1171:44,9595,196

Hundley (45) may also be a first name.

Hundley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Huntley,' a parish in Gloucestershire, seven miles from Gloucester.

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

(English) Dweller at 1 the Hound- Lea [Old English hund, hound; leáh, lea] 2 Hunda’s Lea [Old English Hundan-, genit. of Hunda (from hund, hound) + leáh) Cp. Huntley.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Gloucester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland; the hunting field.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Hundley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hundley is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hundley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hundley is the 44,058th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 617,955 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Hundley reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,504,468th most common given name in the world It is held by 45 people.

Hundley is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 11,506 people, or 1 in 31,502. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and North Carolina, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 24 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Hundley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hundley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,030 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hundley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hundley last name are 14.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hundley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.46% more than the national average, earning R 336,168 per year; in United States they earn 3.51% less than the national average, earning $41,633 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $51,265 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chundley932/
Houndley931/
Hundleys930/
Hundle92183/
Hundly9219/
Undley928/
Hindley866,318/
Hundloe8686/
Hundler8643/
Hundlay8612/
Houndle868/
Humdley865/
Hondley862/
Hundluy861/
Hundles861/
Hunddle861/
Hundleu861/
Gundley860/
Undly8312/
Undle831/
Goundley800/
Chundler800/
Hindle7710,569/
Gundle77224/
Hondle7720/
Hundla7720/
Indley773/
Hundli773/
Jundle772/
Undlie772/
Undler772/
Undlya771/
Ondley770/
Hondly770/
Gundly770/
Chaundler7522/
Gundelley751/
Khundla7145/
Hündler7128/
Hundåla716/
Hoondle716/
Undliya714/
Goundle711/
Jundhle711/
Undelly711/
Hindlly710/
Chondle710/
Hindlay710/
Gundelly67163/
Undli6743/
Undla6731/
Indle6710/
Gundlayi677/
Hindelly675/
Umdle671/
Gundelle671/
Gunddlly671/
Ondly671/

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Hundley Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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