Hurly Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Hurly 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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Hurly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1791:302,66929,078
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Canada561:657,95753,499
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
England41:13,929,515290,718
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1411:31,4173,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:204,83516,153
Wales181:87,1343,963
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9121:55,0646,171

Hurly (97) may also be a first name.

Hurly 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

A parish in Berkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Hurley; a location name in Berkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Rev. James Hurly, master of Taunton grammar school, and incumbent - curate of Taunton St. James, died in 1783, at the age of 70, leaving six surviving children: he was born at Crowcombe (T.).

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

Hurly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hurly is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hurly? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hurly is the 692,305th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Hurly are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hurly is also the 962,660th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 97 people.

The surname Hurly is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 302,669. In South Africa Hurly is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 74 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 8 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Hurly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hurly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hurly surname fell 85 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 97 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hurly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Hurly surname is primarily Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hurly last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Hurly earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 120.57% more than the national average, earning R 524,148 per year; in United States they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $44,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.87% less than the national average, earning $47,262 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hurley9182,400/
Churly91111/
Hurlay9112/
Hourly912/
Heurly911/
Hurloy910/
Hurrly910/
Hurlly910/
Haurly910/
Urly893/
Churley83242/
Heurley83202/
Hourlay83151/
Hurlych8326/
Hurleys8311/
Hurlhey835/
Khourly834/
Hourley833/
Hurlehy833/
Hurrley833/
Churlyi832/
Hurliey831/
Haurley830/
Hurleey830/
Huyrley830/
Hurlley830/
Hurle801,087/
Hurla80413/
Gurly8056/
Urley8026/
Ourly8018/
Hurli8012/
Hurlé8012/
Horly808/
Urloy801/
Eurly800/
Aurly800/
Chourlay7723/
Hurlehey777/
Chaurley775/
Hurley's771/
Haurelly771/
Hurlehay770/
Gurley7312,497/
Horley731,708/
Hurler731,244/
Hurrle73779/
Hurles73430/
Hurlet73192/
Churla7390/
Hurloi7385/
Gurlay7376/
Hurlai7373/
Hurlui7353/
Gurlly7349/
Hourle7339/
Hurlie7337/
Horlyi7325/
Gourly7319/
Urelly7316/
Eurley7310/
Chorly739/
Horlay739/
Ourlay735/
Khurli734/
Aurley734/
Hurlia734/
Churle733/
Ourley733/
Hurleu732/
Khurle732/
Hurlle732/
Hurlei732/
Urzlya731/
Jurley731/
Hoerly731/
Churli731/
Gurliy731/
Hurlis731/
Hourla731/
Heurle731/
Hurled730/
Gaurly730/
Hurlhe730/
Hurleyová712/
Hurleyova711/
Haurellyo711/
Gourley6712,976/
Gourlay678,570/
Chorley673,115/
Urla671,750/
Hurless67841/
Urli67832/
Churlet67325/
Orly67275/
Khurlee67123/
Hurelle67120/
Heurlie6798/
Hurilla6733/
Chorlay6731/
Hurlich6728/
Urlă6728/
Churlis6717/
Urle6713/
Horelly6710/
Aurelly679/
Jourley677/
Heurles675/
Hurlihe674/
Gourloy673/
Hurelli673/
Urlá673/
Hurlett672/
Churles671/
Gurrlly671/
Urelley671/
Hurrles671/
Gourlly671/
Hourlei671/
Churlia671/
Churlie671/
Gaurley670/
Hurlehe670/
Gaurlay670/
Hurille670/
Hurliss670/
Hurllet670/
Hurleha670/
Hoorley670/

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Hurly Reference & Research

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