Lilley Surname
Approximately 26,370 people bear this surname
Lilley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lily.' The diminutive Lilion (now Lilian) must have been in early use, as it is found as a surname in the Hundred Rolls; compare Marion for Mary, now Marian.
Geoffrey Lilion, Bedfordshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameLilley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,451 | 1:34,682 | 4,321 |
| England | 9,849 | 1:5,657 | 808 |
| Australia | 2,477 | 1:10,899 | 1,619 |
| Canada | 1,156 | 1:31,873 | 4,143 |
| New Zealand | 769 | 1:5,889 | 973 |
| Scotland | 420 | 1:12,747 | 1,691 |
| Northern Ireland | 366 | 1:5,041 | 956 |
| South Africa | 228 | 1:237,622 | 24,428 |
| Wales | 178 | 1:17,385 | 1,881 |
| Thailand | 72 | 1:981,088 | 150,124 |
| Ireland | 67 | 1:70,283 | 4,402 |
| Spain | 61 | 1:766,427 | 32,250 |
| Jamaica | 29 | 1:98,964 | 4,125 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 207 | 1:21,400 | 2,450 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,050 | 1:6,019 | 927 |
| Scotland | 56 | 1:66,843 | 4,009 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:42,390 | 2,234 |
| Jersey | 6 | 1:8,647 | 1,503 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,770 | 1:28,372 | 3,474 |
Lilley (193) may also be a first name.
Lilley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lily.' The diminutive Lilion (now Lilian) must have been in early use, as it is found as a surname in the Hundred Rolls; compare Marion for Mary, now Marian.
Geoffrey Lilion, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
(a) Local, 'of Lilley,' a parish in Hertfordshire., four miles from Luton. (3) Local, 'of Lilly,' a hamlet in the parish of Catmore, Berkshire My two first instances occur in the neighbourhood.
Nicholas Lilie, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Lilie, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Beatrix Lyly, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robert Lyllye, 1546: Register of the University of Oxford.
1564. Gilbert Lyllye and Joanna Matthewe, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).
1571. John Lyllie, Kent: Register of the University of Oxford.
1605. Baptised — William, s. Raphe Lylly: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(A-Latin) nicknames and sign-names fram the Lily [Middle English lilly, lil(l)ie, Old English lilie, Latin lili-um] (English) belonging to 1 Lilley or Lilly (Berks; Cumberland, &c.) [The Berkshire Lilly seems to be the Lilling-leáh of an Anglo-Saxon charter-Lill-, the fairly common pers. name (v. Lill (English) with the ‘son’ suff. -ing (perh. for earlier genit. pl. -inga) + leáh (Middle English ley, &c.), lea] 2 Lilley (Herts), formerly Lindley = the Lime-Tree Lea [Old English lind, lime- or linden- tree]
Mac Ailghile Formerly anglicized MacAlilly. A branch of the MacGuires of Fermanagh. SIF 106
(English) One who came from Lilley (meadow where flax was grown), in Hertfordshire; dweller where lilies grew.
Lilley: come from Lille, in the department of Nord.
Lilley and Lill are ancient Lincolnshire names. There was a Hugh Lilly in the wapentake of "Aswardhurn," South Lincolnshire, in the reign of Edward I.; at the same time the names of Lille and Lilie occurred in Oxfordshire (H. R.).
Lilley Demographics
Average Lilley Salary in
United States
$43,724 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lilley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lilley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lilley (Tibetan: ལི་ལི་) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lilley? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 20,726th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 276,357 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Lilley reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles. Lilley is also the 653,740th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 193 people.
The surname Lilley is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 10,451 people, or 1 in 34,682. In The United States Lilley is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found, North Carolina, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 65 countries. It is also found in England, where 37 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.
Lilley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lilley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lilley surname expanded 590 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 243 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 750 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 481 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 68 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lilley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (58%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Lilley surname are 8.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.57% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lilley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.12% more than the national average, earning R 482,700 per year; in United States they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning $43,724 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.01% less than the national average, earning $49,180 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lilley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lilley in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལི་ལི་ | lili | - |
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Lilley Reference & Research
Lilly-Lilley FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Lillie FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Lilly-Lilley 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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