Lobley Surname

239,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lobley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lobley.' I cannot find the spot. Evidently Lancashire is its habitat.

1580. William Lobley and Margaret Allen: Marriage Lic. (London).

Adam Lobley, of Woodall, Yorkshire, 1665: ibid.

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Lobley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7391:75,3978,553
United States4571:793,12761,249
Australia3441:78,4769,152
Canada561:657,95753,499
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Wales61:515,75523,171
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5991:40,6935,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Lobley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lobley.' I cannot find the spot. Evidently Lancashire is its habitat.

1580. William Lobley and Margaret Allen: Marriage Lic. (London).

Adam Lobley, of Woodall, Yorkshire, 1665: ibid. (1660-80).

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

(English) belonging to Lobley (Yorks) [the first element is doubtless that seen under Lob, and if not a pers. name it will de­note the lumpy nature of the lea-Middle English ley, Old English leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the French, Lobleaux; a personal name (?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Lobley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lobley is most common in England. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lobley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 239,054th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,348,178 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Lobley are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 739 people, or 1 in 75,397. In England Lobley is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 20 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 9 percent live and Greater London, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 21 percent live.

Lobley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lobley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Lobley last name increased 123 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,385 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lobley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lobley surname are 16.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.21% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lobley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.71% more than the national average, earning R 372,396 per year; in United States they earn 1.74% more than the national average, earning $43,898 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning $52,761 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loble91161/
Lobly9118/
Lovley83479/
Lowley83188/
Lobler83139/
Lobles83113/
Loeble8333/
Loible8311/
Loblay8310/
Labley834/
Loubly834/
Lebley831/
Loblet831/
Lobelle77479/
Lasbley7752/
Loibler7715/
Loublay779/
Loublie779/
Lovleys771/
Lobilly771/
Lompley771/
Loubler771/
Lobille771/
Lovliey771/
Laubley770/
Louvley770/
Lovly733,564/
Lably73361/
Leble73326/
Lable73191/
Lobli7388/
Löble7362/
Lowle7323/
Lowly7321/
Luble734/
Lovle733/
Lubly733/
Lobla730/
Lobelles7133/
Lasbleye7113/
Lebelley7112/
Loubelle718/
L'Howley711/
Lowelley710/
Lawley677,030/
Lebleu672,369/
Leblay671,195/
Lauble67916/
Lablue67245/
Lablee67141/
Löbler67128/
Loubli67108/
Luible67102/
Lovlie6779/
Loubla6763/
Lowleh6747/
Laubly6733/
Liable6730/
Lovler6727/
Lovlya6722/
Lableu6718/
Lableh6718/
Lublóy6716/
Lavley6714/
Labler679/
Lablae679/
Lábler678/
Leblee677/
Lovlee676/
Lublae676/
Lablay674/
Lables673/
Lablée673/
Leblea673/
Labled672/
Loblai672/
Luibly671/
Lovliy671/
Lowlee671/
Lubles671/
L'Ovly671/
Leblie671/
Lubler671/
Loblit671/
Hlowle671/
Laïble671/
Leblei671/
Lebluy671/
Lablie671/
Leuble671/
Loblad671/
Loblat671/
Leebly670/
Liably670/
Lohbiller670/
Lomply670/
Lovles670/
Lovlay670/
Leeble670/
Lablle670/
Lovleh670/

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