Leadley Surname

256,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Leadley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Leathley,' a parish in the West Riding of Yorks, i.e. 'the meadow by the barn'; v. Lade and Leathes.

1579-80. Henry Leathelye and Fortune Hallywell: Marriage Lic. (London).

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Leadley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7041:79,1458,846
United States3821:948,84570,809
Canada1461:252,36723,920
New Zealand1441:31,4475,459
Australia381:710,41347,396
Isle of Man361:2,384463
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Wales171:182,03112,022
Scotland131:411,83217,291
France111:6,038,429280,838
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3971:61,3997,157
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Leadley (29) may also be a first name.

Leadley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Leathley,' a parish in the West Riding of Yorks, i.e. 'the meadow by the barn'; v. Lade and Leathes.

1579-80. Henry Leathelye and Fortune Hallywell: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

Leadley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leadley is found most frequently in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leadley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leadley is the 256,751st most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,747,587 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Leadley live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles. Leadley is also the 1,951,561st most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 29 people.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 704 people, or 1 in 79,145. In England it is mostly concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 21 percent are found, Greater London, where 9 percent are found and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found. Besides England this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Leadley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leadley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Leadley last name expanded 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 695 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Leadley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Leadley last name are 13.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.64% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leadley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 343.87% more than the national average, earning R 1,054,810 per year; in United States they earn 7.46% more than the national average, earning $46,368 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.25% less than the national average, earning $47,570 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Leadle9220/
Leadly929/
L'Headley881/
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Laudler712/
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