Jelly Surname

160,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Palau

Jelly Surname Definition:

1570.

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Jelly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4821:115,59811,811
United States2801:1,294,49690,776
Canada2401:153,52315,602
India2131:3,601,246101,367
Yemen1851:142,8397,308
Indonesia1601:826,55762,551
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Tanzania1521:348,30025,719
Australia1441:187,47018,739
Iraq1211:289,4355,881
Liberia821:53,7634,754
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
Malaysia441:670,32331,889
Northern Ireland381:48,5544,148
Philippines371:2,736,168135,784
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Scotland251:214,15311,205
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
China191:71,964,2933,948
Wales191:162,87011,152
France191:3,495,933219,029
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Lebanon161:352,31810,901
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palau11:21,643223
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland951:46,6304,041
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8081:30,1684,039
Scotland401:93,5804,818
Isle of Man241:2,261280
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2161:232,49419,571

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.

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

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).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

In the Scottish dialect jelly means worthy, upright. Jamieson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From root of Yellow, which see.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Frisian, Jelle, Jellen; from the German, Jellin; from the Flemish, Jelley; a personal name.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jelley913,644/
Jellay9117/
Jellya917/
Jeelly911/
Jelléy911/
Jeilly911/
Elly8910,837/
Jely89831/
Ujhelly8312/
Ujjelly833/
Hjelløy833/
Jelle8024,010/
Jella8010,476/
Gelly802,760/
Elley801,840/
Jelli80883/
Yelly80487/
Jelya80220/
Elloy80210/
Jehly80189/
Ielly8047/
Jelay8044/
Jeily8036/
Jeley8036/
Jeely8016/
Ellay8010/
Ellly808/
Elliy803/
Jhely802/
Jealy802/
Jeloy801/
Jellá801/
Jiely801/
Ellóy801/
Gajjelly7745/
Jhecilly771/
Ely7568,522/
Hjelle732,154/
Jellis73757/
Jetley73655/
Jelleh73473/
Jellie73429/
Jeelle73396/
Gelley73339/
Jeller73314/
Ellaya73273/
Jelles73130/
Jeella73130/
Yelley7397/
Juilly7380/
Ujhely7380/
Yelloy7373/
Jailly7352/
Jellaj7348/
Gellay7339/
Jheliy7326/
Jesley7320/
Yellay7311/
Ehilly7311/
Ghelly7310/
Jellaa7310/
Ijelle739/
Jeslyh738/
Hjella735/
Ellaiy735/
Joilly735/
Jelaya735/
Jellio735/
Jeelli734/
Jellii734/
Jelled734/
Jellet733/
Eaelly733/
Jiilly733/
Ijella733/
Jeilla733/
Jealla733/
Jellez733/
Jellit733/
Ellioy733/
Jelloa732/
Jhelay732/
Újhely732/
Hielly732/
Jehley731/
Jeitly731/
Jellha731/
Jhelli731/
Jetliy731/
Ellgay731/
Gellly731/
Yellya731/
Jellee731/
Jeeley731/
Jellai731/
Jetlay731/
Geilly731/
Hjeily731/
Jeasly731/
Jeliay731/
Ellgey730/
Jellip730/
Ihelly730/
Ellley730/
Jele6726,524/
Eley6711,880/
Eloy679,398/
Elle677,186/
Elli677,074/
Eliy674,655/
Jela673,239/
Gely673,214/
Elay671,632/
Ujhelyi671,589/
Jeli671,525/
Ehly67802/
Újhelyi67600/
Jellett67365/
Yely6781/
Jellish6761/
Jelliss6750/
Elyi6746/
Hjellet6745/
Elyo6744/
Jellich6727/
D'Elloy6721/
Jeetley6721/
Ujjelli6716/
Yellaya6715/
Jettley679/
Jihelya676/
Juillay676/
Eïly676/
Jellets675/
Ujhelli675/
Eluy675/
Elhy675/
Ajjella673/
Elyy673/
Jély673/
Ejjella672/
Joilley672/
Jijella672/
Jellesø672/
Jellhed672/
Jeselle672/
Jecelli671/
Jeelaya671/
Jailley671/
Iely671/
E'Ly671/
Ehilley671/
Ellioyy671/
Ellyaya671/
Gajjely671/
Yettlly671/
Yelliay671/
Jelê671/
Jeallis671/
Yeslley671/
Jellhie671/
Jheisly671/
Jelless670/
Hielley670/
Jellitt670/
Jellead670/

Jelly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jelly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻞjl-
Jelly in the Bengali language
জেলীjeli-
Jelly in the Hindi language
जेल्लिjelli-
Jelly in the Marathi language
जेलीjeli-
Jelly in the Arabic language
الجلوaljlw-
الجيليaljyly-
هلامhlam-

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