Lindley Surname

23,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Lindley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lindley,' a parish in the outskirts of Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Smaller spots Will, no doubt, be so called; v. Lind.

Robert de Linleye, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Augustin Lynleye, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Lindley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,5271:24,9513,136
England6,2241:8,9521,295
Australia1,2731:21,2062,943
Canada5561:66,2697,672
New Zealand1511:29,9895,243
Wales1271:24,3662,557
Peru1141:278,80810,879
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Scotland671:79,9085,892
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
France211:3,162,987209,042
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Panama171:230,1336,157
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Costa Rica131:367,6983,592
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
China41:341,830,39216,990
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Dominica11:75,891912
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9531:8,2541,257
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6111:19,2342,439

Lindley (2,241) may also be a first name.

Lindley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lindley,' a parish in the outskirts of Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Smaller spots Will, no doubt, be so called; v. Lind.

Robert de Linleye, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Augustin Lynleye, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1594. Arthur Lindley, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1670. John Lindeley and Anne Wilson: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

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

(English) Dweller at the Lime-Tree Lea [Old English lind, a lime-tree + leáh (Middle English ley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Lindley (glade where flax was grown), the name of several places in England.

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

Several places in Yorkshire are so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The name is derived from Lindley, Yorkshire, which was held (13th cent.) from Roger de Mowbray by knight service, by William de Rodeville or Rudeville, of Normandy (Testa de Neville, 92 96). Rudeville, now Rouville, is near Gisors. The family of R. probably took the name of its manor, Lindley.

The Norman People (1874)

Lindley: The Lindleys and the Norwoods possess the names of places in Yorkshire.

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

Lindley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lindley (Russian: Линдлей) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lindley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lindley is the 23,136th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 311,022 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Lindley reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 157,832nd most widespread forename world-wide, held by 2,241 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 14,527 people, or 1 in 24,951. In The United States Lindley is primarily found in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, North Carolina, where 6 percent are found and Indiana, where 4 percent are found. Excluding The United States Lindley is found in 61 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Lindley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lindley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lindley last name increased 556 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,540 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 515 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lindley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Lindley are 18.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.19% registered with the political party.

The amount Lindley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.13% more than the national average, earning 377,668 kr per year; in Peru they earn 526.77% more than the national average, earning S/. 121,500 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.48% less than the national average, earning R 155,712 per year; in United States they earn 0.04% more than the national average, earning $43,166 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.07% more than the national average, earning $52,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luindley931/
Liondley930/
Lindle92488/
Lindly92383/
Lndley922/
Lindler861,328/
Lyndley8670/
Lendley8631/
Liendly8616/
Lindlay8613/
Liendle866/
Lindliy863/
Limdley863/
Lindlye861/
Lindleu861/
Lindles861/
Lindlee860/
Linddle860/
Lindille8013/
Lindloys800/
Lendle77393/
Ländle7796/
Lindla7728/
Lyndle777/
Lyndly774/
Lendly771/
Lindli770/
Lindellee751/
Lindlau71287/
Lendler71107/
Ländler7136/
Laendle7113/
Llndler711/
Lindlas711/
Lendlea711/
Lindlou711/
Lindelli6744/
Linddlad672/
Lyndille671/
Lindlash670/
Lendla62116/
Lendli622/

Lindley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lindley in the Russian language
Линдлейlindlej-

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