Hurley Surname
Approximately 82,400 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameHurley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 53,376 | 1:6,791 | 800 |
| England | 8,249 | 1:6,755 | 977 |
| Australia | 6,197 | 1:4,356 | 631 |
| Ireland | 6,009 | 1:784 | 136 |
| Canada | 4,134 | 1:8,913 | 1,330 |
| New Zealand | 1,365 | 1:3,317 | 503 |
| Wales | 1,277 | 1:2,423 | 267 |
| Barbados | 342 | 1:840 | 208 |
| South Africa | 250 | 1:216,711 | 22,792 |
| Scotland | 163 | 1:32,846 | 3,278 |
| Panama | 118 | 1:33,155 | 1,884 |
| Northern Ireland | 114 | 1:16,185 | 2,152 |
| Thailand | 72 | 1:981,088 | 150,124 |
| France | 63 | 1:1,054,329 | 115,549 |
| Spain | 63 | 1:742,096 | 31,639 |
| Jersey | 47 | 1:2,111 | 345 |
| Argentina | 38 | 1:1,124,827 | 67,975 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Chile | 26 | 1:677,557 | 15,745 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 19 | 1:5,809 | 896 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Guyana | 8 | 1:95,278 | 6,792 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4,679 | 1:947 | 160 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,096 | 1:7,873 | 1,205 |
| Wales | 363 | 1:4,321 | 307 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:129,076 | 5,773 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:5,188 | 903 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,525 | 1:4,771 | 589 |
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.
(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.
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
(English) One who came from Hurley (homestead in a corner), the name of places in Berkshire and Warwickshire.
A parish in Berkshire.
Hurley Demographics
Hurley Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
Hurley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hurley in the Arabic language | ||
| هيرلي | hyrly | - |
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Hurley Reference & Research
Hurley One-name Study - A profile of the Hurley surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Hurley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Hurley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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