Jelly Surname
Approximately 2,715 people bear this surname
Jelly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 482 | 1:115,598 | 11,811 |
| United States | 280 | 1:1,294,496 | 90,776 |
| Canada | 240 | 1:153,523 | 15,602 |
| India | 213 | 1:3,601,246 | 101,367 |
| Yemen | 185 | 1:142,839 | 7,308 |
| Indonesia | 160 | 1:826,557 | 62,551 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Tanzania | 152 | 1:348,300 | 25,719 |
| Australia | 144 | 1:187,470 | 18,739 |
| Iraq | 121 | 1:289,435 | 5,881 |
| Liberia | 82 | 1:53,763 | 4,754 |
| Papua New Guinea | 59 | 1:138,199 | 19,012 |
| Malaysia | 44 | 1:670,323 | 31,889 |
| Northern Ireland | 38 | 1:48,554 | 4,148 |
| Philippines | 37 | 1:2,736,168 | 135,784 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:214,153 | 11,205 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| China | 19 | 1:71,964,293 | 3,948 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Lebanon | 16 | 1:352,318 | 10,901 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Syria | 11 | 1:1,754,638 | 8,509 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 95 | 1:46,630 | 4,041 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 808 | 1:30,168 | 4,039 |
| Scotland | 40 | 1:93,580 | 4,818 |
| Isle of Man | 24 | 1:2,261 | 280 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 216 | 1:232,494 | 19,571 |
Jelly (27,252) may also be a first name.
Jelly Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. A corruption of Jenney, which see. In the same way Jennison became Jellison, which see. (a) Bapt. 'the son of Juliana,' from the nick. Jill ('Jack and Jill') turned into the pet Jilly or Jelly; compare Jelyan for Gillian:
1570. Married — Myles Jelyan and Agnes Smythe: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Or Jelson for Gilson or Jilson:
1661. Married — Benedict Jelson and Ann Merrill: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Hence the shorter form Jill became Jell, Jelley, or Jelly.
1562.—John Gellye (Hertfordshire) and Katherine Fallys: Marriage Lic. (London).
1610. Married — William Jelley and Hand Crosse: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1748. — John Jelley and Joyce Whitehead: St. George, Hanover Square.
1784. — John Jelly and Rachel McDuggull: ibid.
1 = Jill, Gill (Anglo-French-Latin) (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -e)y.
2 occasionally for Joll(e)y, q.v. (for the vowel- change cp. Jessop and Jeffrey).
In the Scottish dialect jelly means worthy, upright. Jamieson.
From root of Yellow, which see.
From the Frisian, Jelle, Jellen; from the German, Jellin; from the Flemish, Jelley; a personal name.
Jelly Demographics
Average Jelly Salary in
United States
$41,122 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jelly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jelly Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jelly (Arabic: الجلو, Bengali: জেলী, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻞ, Hindi: जेल्लि, Marathi: जेली) is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Jelly click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelly? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 160,554th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,684,179 people. The surname Jelly occurs predominantly in Asia, where 32 percent of Jelly live; 21 percent live in Northern Europe and 21 percent live in British Isles. Jelly is also the 29,989th most widespread first name globally, held by 27,252 people.
The surname Jelly is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 482 people, or 1 in 115,598. In England Jelly is most numerous in: Greater London, where 13 percent are found, Leicestershire, where 9 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account England it occurs in 66 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.
Jelly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Jelly has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Jelly surname fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 130 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 37 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Jelly Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (40%) in Ireland and Melkite Greek Catholic (36%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Jelly surname are 4.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.5% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Jelly earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.52% less than the national average, earning R 70,056 per year; in United States they earn 4.7% less than the national average, earning $41,122 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.31% less than the national average, earning $49,528 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jelly Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jelly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻞ | jl | - |
| Jelly in the Bengali language | ||
| জেলী | jeli | - |
| Jelly in the Hindi language | ||
| जेल्लि | jelli | - |
| Jelly in the Marathi language | ||
| जेली | jeli | - |
| Jelly in the Arabic language | ||
| الجلو | aljlw | - |
| الجيلي | aljyly | - |
| هلام | hlam | - |
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Jelly Reference & Research
Jelley One-name Study - A profile of the Jelley surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Jelley 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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