Lemley Surname
Approximately 6,255 people bear this surname
Lemley Surname User-submission:
This family were immigrants to South Africa. Their arrival was recorded in the Government Gazette as Lumley, but the original surname is Lambley. The surname also became recorded as Lemly and Lamly in South Africa. The different variants can be described as the father of the family died and the mother abandoned her children.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,041 | 1:60,000 | 7,069 |
| South Africa | 137 | 1:395,458 | 35,012 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 857 | 1:58,598 | 6,495 |
Lemley (29) may also be a first name.
Lemley Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This family were immigrants to South Africa. Their arrival was recorded in the Government Gazette as Lumley, but the original surname is Lambley. The surname also became recorded as Lemly and Lamly in South Africa. The different variants can be described as the father of the family died and the mother abandoned her children.
Lambley originates from a parish in Northumberland.
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Average Lemley Salary in
United States
$40,333 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lemley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lemley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lemley occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemley? popularity and diffusion
It is the 78,124th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,165,075 people. The surname Lemley is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Lemley reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lemley is also the 1,951,561st most common first name on earth, held by 29 people.
The last name Lemley is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 6,041 people, or 1 in 60,000. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Ohio, where 9 percent reside and West Virginia, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Lemley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lemley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 705 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lemley Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Lemley are 2.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.69% being registered with the political party.
The amount Lemley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 186.42% more than the national average, earning R 680,640 per year; in United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.17% less than the national average, earning $45,623 CAD per year.
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