Linsley Surname

164,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Linsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3491:268,68725,260
England7541:73,8978,406
Australia3381:79,8699,295
Canada1301:283,42826,469
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Wales71:442,07621,198
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4551:53,5726,432
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7571:66,3397,211

Linsley (252) may also be a first name.

Linsley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Linsley occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Linsley.

How Common Is The Last Name Linsley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 164,343rd most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,760,434 people. The surname Linsley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Linsley reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Linsley is also the 561,423rd most frequent forename internationally It is held by 252 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,349 people, or 1 in 268,687. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 15 percent reside, Michigan, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Linsley is found in 23 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Linsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Linsley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 178 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Linsley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Linsley surname are 16.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Linsley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 12.31% more than the national average, earning R 266,892 per year; in United States they earn 14.8% more than the national average, earning $49,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.07% more than the national average, earning $52,203 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lindsley934,435/
Linsliey936/
Linzsley932/
Lionsley931/
Linnsley931/
Liensley930/
Linsly9214/
Linddsley880/
Linndsley880/
Lensley86566/
Linsler86216/
Lynsley862/
Linshly861/
Lindsle861/
Linslay861/
Linzley860/
Linselle8067/
Lindslay809/
Lendsley801/
Lindsleu801/
Linsille800/
Linchley800/
Linjlley800/
Lennsley800/
Lensly7757/
Linzle771/
Lincle771/
Linzly770/
Lensle770/
Linselles7527/
Linseelle751/
Lensler7116/
Lenzley716/
Lenslye711/
Linslui711/
Lienzle711/
Lendsly710/
Lenslle710/
Lennsly710/
Lencley710/
Linzille6715/
Lenselle6712/
Lingille671/
Lenszler670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Linsley
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