Keighley Surname
Approximately 2,884 people bear this surname
Keighley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Keighley,' a well known town in the West Riding of Yorkshire Many of these variants are to be seen in the epitaphs of the parish churchyard of Keighley. For other variants, v. Kightley.
Read More About This SurnameKeighley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,619 | 1:34,415 | 4,545 |
| United States | 460 | 1:787,954 | 60,928 |
| Australia | 325 | 1:83,064 | 9,628 |
| New Zealand | 227 | 1:19,949 | 3,510 |
| Canada | 125 | 1:294,765 | 27,374 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:96,704 | 7,743 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:178,461 | 9,900 |
| Ireland | 19 | 1:247,839 | 9,475 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,603 | 1:15,206 | 2,256 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:1,255,467 | 70,036 |
Keighley (465) may also be a first name.
Keighley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Keighley,' a well known town in the West Riding of Yorkshire Many of these variants are to be seen in the epitaphs of the parish churchyard of Keighley. For other variants, v. Kightley.
Henry Kighele, Lancashire, I Edward II I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Johannes de Kyghelay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
William de Kigbeley, 1397: Preston Guild Rolls.
1576. John Kighlye, Lincolnshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1583. Philip Kyghley, or Kygleye, Worcestershire: ibid.
1612. Robert Keigley, of the Whitelee, in Goosnargh: Wills at Chester.
1662. Joseph Dey and Margaret Keighley: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1676. Holmer Lunne and Elizabeth Keightly: ibid.
(English or Scandinavian + English) belonging to Keighley (Yorks), A.D. 1284 Kygheley, A.D. 1330 Kigheley [Middle English ley, Old English leáh, a lea: the first element prob. represents the Norse pers. name Kiöge (the parish of Keighley contains several hamlets with Norse names]
A town and parish in Yorkshire.
A location name in Lancashire, Yorkshire.
Keighley Demographics
Keighley Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Keighley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keighley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Keighley is found most frequently in England. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Keighley click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Keighley? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 152,565th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,526,888 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Keighley reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles. Keighley is also the 395,119th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 465 people.
It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 1,619 people, or 1 in 34,415. In England Keighley is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 33 percent live, Lancashire, where 10 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 7 percent live. Barring England this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.
Keighley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Keighley has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 101 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 640 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 146 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Keighley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (54%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Keighley last name are 1.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.24% registered with the political party.
The amount Keighley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.03% less than the national average, earning R 137,760 per year; in United States they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning $47,056 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.8% more than the national average, earning $56,044 CAD per year.
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