Hurley Surname

6,859th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Hurley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hurley,' a parish in Berkshire, near Maidenhead. This surname is very strongly represented in the New York Directory, but as Dennis, Michael, Cornelius, Patrick, and other popular Irish personal names are generally found as the prefix, it is hardly necessary to state that a large number of the instances are of Hibernian origin.

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Hurley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States53,3761:6,791800
England8,2491:6,755977
Australia6,1971:4,356631
Ireland6,0091:784136
Canada4,1341:8,9131,330
New Zealand1,3651:3,317503
Wales1,2771:2,423267
Barbados3421:840208
South Africa2501:216,71122,792
Scotland1631:32,8463,278
Panama1181:33,1551,884
Northern Ireland1141:16,1852,152
Thailand721:981,088150,124
France631:1,054,329115,549
Spain631:742,09631,639
Jersey471:2,111345
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Chile261:677,55715,745
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Guernsey221:2,929767
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
United States Virgin Islands191:5,809896
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Greece151:738,65380,079
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
China131:105,178,5825,529
India131:59,005,029552,550
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Norway121:428,52437,411
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Guyana81:95,2786,792
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4,6791:947160
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0961:7,8731,205
Wales3631:4,321307
Scotland291:129,0765,773
Jersey101:5,188903
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,5251:4,771589

Hurley (2,415) may also be a first name.

Hurley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hurley,' a parish in Berkshire, near Maidenhead. This surname is very strongly represented in the New York Directory, but as Dennis, Michael, Cornelius, Patrick, and other popular Irish personal names are generally found as the prefix, it is hardly necessary to state that a large number of the instances are of Hibernian origin. Their derivation, therefore, must be sought for in that country.

Randolph de Hurlegh, Somerset, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

(Prior) de Hurleye, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(Prior) de Hurle, Berkshire, ibid.

John de Hurlee, prior of Windham, Norfolk, 1317: History of Norfolk.

1670. Baptised — Mary, d. Henrye Hurley: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1772. Married — John Hurley and Helen Fladgate: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Celtic) Descendant of Urthaile [Irish O'h-Urthaile (th = h)-ó, or ua, grandson, descendant; the h is an intervocalic insertion] (English) belonging to Hurley (Berks, Warw., &c.) = 1 the Waterside of? Herl(a [Old English íeg, island, waterside] 2 the Lea of? Herl(a [Old English leáh, lea] The Berkshire Hurley, on the banks of the Thames, was Hurleye and Hurle in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó hUrthuile An important Dalcassian sept, now scarce in Clare. Hurley of Co. Cork is numerous.

There is Ó Muirthile, which is occasionally more phonetically anglicized as Murhilla and Murley. IF 186; Map Cork and Lim; Plate XVI

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who came from Hurley (homestead in a corner), the name of places in Berkshire and Warwickshire.

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

A parish in Berkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hurley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hurley (Arabic: هيرلي) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hurley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,859th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 88,441 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Hurley are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hurley is also the 150,917th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 2,415 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 53,376 people, or 1 in 6,791. In The United States it is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 8 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 96 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Hurley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hurley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hurley last name grew 507 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 266 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 128 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 352 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 562 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hurley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hurley surname are 7.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.36% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hurley earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 16.78% more than the national average, earning 404,142 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.25% more than the national average, earning R 309,528 per year; in United States they earn 5.03% more than the national average, earning $45,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.13% less than the national average, earning $49,618 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Churley92242/
Heurley92202/
Hurleys9211/
Hurlhey925/
Hourley923/
Hurlehy923/
Hurrley923/
Hurleyu921/
Hurleyy921/
Hurliey921/
Haurley920/
Hurleey920/
Huyrley920/
Hurlley920/
Hurle911,087/
Hurly91427/
Urley9126/
Hurlehey867/
Chaurley865/
Hurley's861/
Hurleyhy860/
Hurlehay860/
Gurley8312,497/
Horley831,708/
Hurler831,244/
Hurrle83779/
Hurles83430/
Hurlet83192/
Churly83111/
Hourle8339/
Hurlie8337/
Hurlay8312/
Eurley8310/
Hirley838/
Aurley834/
Churle833/
Ourley833/
Hurleu832/
Khurle832/
Hourly832/
Hurlle832/
Hurlei832/
Jurley831/
Heurly831/
Heurle831/
Hurloy830/
Hurrly830/
Hurled830/
Hurlly830/
Hurlhe830/
Haurly830/
Urle8013/
Urly803/
Hurleyová802/
Hurleyova801/
Hurleyhee800/
Gourley7712,976/
Chorley773,115/
Hurless77841/
Churlet77325/
Hourlay77151/
Khurlee77123/
Hurelle77120/
Heurlie7798/
Hurlahe7733/
Hurlych7726/
Jourley777/
Heurles775/
Hurlihe774/
Khourly774/
Hurlett772/
Churlyi772/
Churles771/
Urelley771/
Hurrles771/
Hourlei771/
Gurleyo771/
Churlie771/
Hirlley771/
Gaurley770/
Hurlehe770/
Hurille770/
Gurleye770/
Hurllet770/
Hurleha770/
Hoorley770/
Gurle731,817/
Hirle73709/
Orley73486/
Uhrle73423/
Hurla73413/
Urlep73278/
Horle73237/
Urlea73166/
Urlet73110/
Gurly7356/
Ihrle7319/
Urlie7318/
Ourly7318/
Jurle7312/
Hurli7312/
Hurlé7312/
Urles739/
Horly738/
Urler735/
Eurle733/
Irley733/
Urhle732/
Urleh731/
Urlei731/
Urrle731/
Uirle731/
Urloy731/
Aurle731/
Urloe731/
Eurly730/
Aurly730/
Urzle730/
Hirlehey71115/
Chourlet7123/
Chourlay7123/
Hierlehy7114/
Hurrelle716/
D'Heurle715/
Gourrley711/
Huriller711/
Haurelly711/
Hurlahee710/
Hurletts710/
Hirlehay710/
Hoerle67527/
Horlle67437/
Hierle67241/
Hirlea67224/
Hirrle67192/
Gurlea67173/
Horlei67148/
Horlea67102/
Churla6790/
Hurloi6785/
Țurlea6779/
Gurlay6776/
Hurlai6773/
Houtrelle6763/
Hurlui6753/
Gurlly6749/
Hirlay6739/
Gurlie6735/
Chorle6734/
Hürler6728/
Horlyi6725/
Hurlat6723/
Ourles6722/
Gourly6719/
Uhrlep6718/
Urelly6716/
Urlepp6715/
Khurliyah6711/
Gourle6711/
Chorly679/
Horlay679/
Șurlea678/
Gaurle677/
Gurlee677/
Urless675/
Horlee675/
Ourlay675/
Khurli674/
Hurlia674/
Gurlle673/
Gurlue673/
Oerley672/
Huerla672/
Urzlya671/
Orliey671/
Hoerly671/
Churli671/
Eurler671/
Eurlet671/
Guurle671/
Gurliy671/
Aurles671/
Urille671/
Horrle671/
Hurlis671/
Hourielle671/
Hourla671/
Khurla671/
Orleya671/
Ourlet671/
Urloie671/
Urelle671/
Åurlea671/
Aurlie671/
Chaurelle671/
Haurellyo671/
Urlett670/
Orzley670/
Hurlas670/
Gaurly670/
Gurrle670/
Hoorle670/

Hurley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hurley in the Arabic language
هيرليhyrly-

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