Lilley Surname

20,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

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.

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Lilley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,4511:34,6824,321
England9,8491:5,657808
Australia2,4771:10,8991,619
Canada1,1561:31,8734,143
New Zealand7691:5,889973
Scotland4201:12,7471,691
Northern Ireland3661:5,041956
South Africa2281:237,62224,428
Wales1781:17,3851,881
Thailand721:981,088150,124
Ireland671:70,2834,402
Spain611:766,42732,250
Jamaica291:98,9644,125
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Guernsey221:2,929767
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
France141:4,744,480251,814
Jersey121:8,2671,718
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Finland81:687,08836,047
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2071:21,4002,450
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,0501:6,019927
Scotland561:66,8434,009
Wales371:42,3902,234
Jersey61:8,6471,503
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7701:28,3723,474

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

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Ailghile Formerly anglicized MacAlilly. A branch of the MacGuires of Fermanagh. SIF 106

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who came from Lilley (meadow where flax was grown), in Hertfordshire; dweller where lilies grew.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lilley: come from Lille, in the department of Nord.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Lilley Last Name Facts

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

Lilley (Tibetan: ལི་ལི་) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lilley.

How Common Is The Last Name Lilley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 20,726th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 276,357 people. The surname Lilley occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Lilley live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 653,740th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 193 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 10,451 people, or 1 in 34,682. In The United States Lilley is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found, North Carolina, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs 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 last name grew 590 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 243 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 750 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 481 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 68 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lilley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lilley last name are 8.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.57% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lilleøy926/
Lilliey924/
Lielley920/
Lilly9136,161/
Lille912,189/
Lillie838,590/
Liller831,357/
Lilles83439/
Lillge83315/
Lillep8386/
Lillee8350/
Lillet8342/
Lilloe8338/
Lillya8338/
Lillje8329/
Lelley8323/
Lilløy8321/
Lilloy8317/
Lilled8314/
Lilliy839/
Lillye839/
Lielly837/
Lillay835/
Lielle833/
Llille832/
Llilly832/
Lillly832/
Lilleu831/
Lilleø831/
Lilleås77292/
Lillesø7744/
Lilleør7743/
Lillyst7718/
Lillieh7714/
Lilleas778/
Lillett773/
Lillees773/
Lilliya771/
Llillie771/
D'Lille771/
Leslley771/
Lillaya771/
Lillawe771/
Lilless770/
Lilli732,977/
Lilla732,740/
Lelle731,171/
Lelly73185/
Lylle737/
Lülle737/
Lylly734/
Lillé731/
Lillestø7150/
Lehelley7116/
Lillehed715/
Lilliyas711/
Lilliyos711/
Lillyjis711/
Lillis675,428/
Lillah672,913/
Lelles67513/
Lillia67431/
Lillaz67394/
Lillou67228/
Lellep67152/
Lillas67149/
Lillio6752/
Luilli6740/
Lellei6738/
Leller6736/
Liolli6735/
Lillih6731/
Lellyo6715/
Lelleh6711/
Lellet678/
Lillit677/
Llilla675/
Lellyi674/
Liella674/
Lillad673/
Laelle673/
Lilloa673/
Llilli673/
Luelle672/
Lélles672/
Lelluy672/
Lillid672/
Loelle671/
Lillai671/
Lillii671/
Leslle671/
Lellay671/
Lelloe671/
Lelleu671/
Leulle671/
Lhilla671/
Läller671/
Lehelleye671/
Lilliz671/
Lellee671/
Lhelle671/
Lielli671/
Lellya671/
Liolla670/
Lellej670/

Lilley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lilley in the Tibetan language
ལི་ལི་lili-

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Lilley Reference & Research

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