Huxley Surname

78,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Huxley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Huxley,' a township in the parish of Waverton, Cheshire.

'This Inq. P. M. was taken at Chester, on the Tuesday next after the Feast of Trinity, 4 Henry VIII, by the oath of Richard Gerard, .

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Huxley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9241:19,0552,730
Australia1,3741:19,6482,728
United States9421:384,77633,914
Canada3631:101,50311,010
Wales3551:8,717965
Northern Ireland531:34,8123,411
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Singapore211:262,27211,611
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
India141:54,790,384527,769
France101:6,642,272293,169
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Maldives11:404,1727,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1561:21,0862,979
Wales1911:8,212513
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2561:196,16717,139

Huxley (659) may also be a first name.

Huxley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Huxley,' a township in the parish of Waverton, Cheshire.

'This Inq. P. M. was taken at Chester, on the Tuesday next after the Feast of Trinity, 4 Henry VIII, by the oath of Richard Gerard, ... Hugh Tilston, of Huxley, Nicholas Huxley, John Walton, of Sutton, and Robert Cotgreve, junr': East Cheshire.

1546. Baptised — Toby Huckslie: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1578. Margaret Huxley, of Nantwich: Wills at Chester.

1602. Richard Huxley, of Duddon: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Huxley (Chesh.), 14th cent. Huxelegh, Huxlegh, Huxley = Huc(c)’s Lea [Old English leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cheshire.

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

The ancient family of Huxley owned the manor of Huxley during the 13th and 14th centuries (O.).

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

Huxley Last Name Facts

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

Huxley occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Huxley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Huxley is the 78,054th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,163,773 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Huxley reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles. Huxley is also the 323,427th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 659 people.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 2,924 people, or 1 in 19,055. In England Huxley is most common in: Greater London, where 13 percent live, Cheshire, where 11 percent live and Staffordshire, where 9 percent live. Apart from England this surname exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Huxley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Huxley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Huxley surname rose 253 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 368 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Huxley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Huxley surname is chiefly Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Huxley last name are 3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.23% being registered with the political party.

The amount Huxley earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.16% more than the national average, earning $47,531 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.01% more than the national average, earning $56,146 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Heusley773/
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Chusley772/
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Hucly731/
Hixle731/
Usley731/
Ixley730/
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Huzlyi674/
Jusley673/
Auxler673/
Eusley672/
Huchle672/
Huzzle672/
Huzlei671/
Husled671/
Husluy671/
Heusle671/
Ussley671/
Huicle671/
Hushle671/
Huslie671/
Husloy670/
Oexley670/
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Hausly670/
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