Laidley Surname
Approximately 1,608 people bear this surname
Laidley Surname Definition:
A variant of Laidlaw, which see. Margaret Laidlie in Thirlstane in record, 1685 (Lauder). Ladla 1738, Ladly 1739.
Laidley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 693 | 1:523,029 | 43,647 |
| Jamaica | 460 | 1:6,239 | 779 |
| Canada | 221 | 1:166,722 | 16,788 |
| England | 98 | 1:568,552 | 34,674 |
| Australia | 66 | 1:409,026 | 32,879 |
| Costa Rica | 25 | 1:191,203 | 2,498 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 120 | 1:418,489 | 30,805 |
Laidley (26) may also be a first name.
Laidley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A variant of Laidlaw, which see. Margaret Laidlie in Thirlstane in record, 1685 (Lauder). Ladla 1738, Ladly 1739.
(English) Dweller at the Watercourse-Lea [Old English lád + leáh (Middle English ley]
Laidley Demographics
Average Laidley Salary in
United States
$42,998 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Laidley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laidley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Laidley is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Laidley click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laidley? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 247,354th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,532,056 people. The surname Laidley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Laidley live; 57 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 26 people.
Laidley is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 693 people, or 1 in 523,029. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 15 percent are found, Florida, where 13 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.
Laidley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Laidley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 578 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 426 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Laidley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Laidley surname are 10.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.29% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Laidley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.5% less than the national average, earning R 141,384 per year; in United States they earn 0.35% less than the national average, earning $42,998 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.73% more than the national average, earning $51,538 CAD per year.
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