Lesley Surname
Approximately 6,355 people bear this surname
Lesley Surname Definition:
(Celtic) belonging to 1 Leslie (Aberdeen), c. 1300 Lessly = (apparently) the Grey Enclosure or Fort [Gaelic lios = Irish lios, Early Irish liss, less (= Welsh llys = Breton les), enclosure, &c. + Gaelic and Irish liath (th mute), grey] There is an ancient encampment here to which the name may be due; but one Bartholomew Lesly is said ‘to have come to Scotland in 1097.
Read More About This SurnameLesley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,764 | 1:96,296 | 10,766 |
| Papua New Guinea | 556 | 1:14,665 | 1,420 |
| England | 416 | 1:133,938 | 13,173 |
| New Zealand | 384 | 1:11,793 | 2,045 |
| South Africa | 365 | 1:148,432 | 16,900 |
| Australia | 349 | 1:77,352 | 9,038 |
| Canada | 136 | 1:270,923 | 25,472 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Solomon Islands | 44 | 1:13,182 | 2,418 |
| Kenya | 30 | 1:1,539,330 | 35,755 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:214,153 | 11,205 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 136 | 1:179,231 | 14,852 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 938 | 1:53,538 | 6,023 |
Lesley (260,373) may also be a first name.
Lesley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) belonging to 1 Leslie (Aberdeen), c. 1300 Lessly = (apparently) the Grey Enclosure or Fort [Gaelic lios = Irish lios, Early Irish liss, less (= Welsh llys = Breton les), enclosure, &c. + Gaelic and Irish liath (th mute), grey] There is an ancient encampment here to which the name may be due; but one Bartholomew Lesly is said ‘to have come to Scotland in 1097.’ 2 Leslie (Fife) ‘The original name of this parish was Fetkill: its present one is taken from the family-name of the Earls of Rothes.’— National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland, sub nomine Leslie, co. Fife. Return again, fair Lesley.
Return to Caledonie.—Burns, ‘Bonnie Lesley,’ 21-22.
(Scottish) One from Leslie (garden of hollies), in Aberdeenshire; descendant of Leslie (from the gray fort).
Lesley Demographics
Lesley Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Lesley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lesley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lesley has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lesley? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 77,035th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,146,742 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Lesley are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lesley is also the 4,039th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 260,373 people.
The last name Lesley is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 3,764 people, or 1 in 96,296. In The United States it is primarily found in: South Carolina, where 12 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 69 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.
Lesley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lesley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lesley surname increased 401 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 306 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 750 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lesley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Lesley surname are 19.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.71% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lesley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.03% less than the national average, earning R 99,732 per year; in United States they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning $42,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.87% more than the national average, earning $50,612 CAD per year.
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Lesley Reference & Research
Leslie FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Leslie FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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