Manley Surname

12,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Manley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Manley,' a township in the parish of Frodsham, Cheshire The South-English variant Manly is imitative. The 'd' in Mandley is intrusive.

1577. Thomas Manley, Register of the University of Oxford.

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Manley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States32,6541:11,1001,370
England6,2121:8,9691,300
Australia1,9141:14,1042,001
Canada1,5241:24,1773,283
Ireland7961:5,916913
Wales7621:4,061441
South Africa4531:119,59814,221
New Zealand4311:10,5071,828
Jamaica2081:13,7981,364
Liberia1871:23,5752,327
Scotland1741:30,7693,154
Northern Ireland1471:12,5511,831
Thailand1061:666,399111,628
Denmark991:57,0175,821
Guam781:2,053270
Israel591:145,04515,356
Spain451:1,038,93438,115
Costa Rica341:140,5902,066
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
France291:2,290,439180,028
Honduras281:314,8732,759
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Sierra Leone251:283,585406
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Isle of Man241:3,576767
Trinidad and Tobago211:64,9515,118
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
India171:45,121,493474,784
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Norway121:428,52437,411
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Greenland71:8,054710
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
China41:341,830,39216,990
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Macau11:601,6301,582
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Dominica11:75,891912
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2931:15,1191,921
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,1051:7,8501,200
Wales2141:7,329467
Scotland311:120,7495,564
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4051:11,4001,484

Manley (3,906) may also be a first name.

Manley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Manley,' a township in the parish of Frodsham, Cheshire The South-English variant Manly is imitative. The 'd' in Mandley is intrusive.

1577. Thomas Manley, Register of the University of Oxford.

Nicholas Manley, of Poulton, 1595: Wills at Chester.

Ann Manley, of Chester, -widow, 1618: ibid.

Thomas Manley, of Manley, husbandman, 1665: ibid. (1660-80).

1621. Married — Thomas Mandley and Mary Lambert: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1629. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Tobitha Manly, widow: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

(English) belonging to Manley = 1 Manna’s Lea [Anglo-Saxon *Mannan- leáh—Mannan, genit. of Manna] 2 the Common Lea [Old English ge)mǽne, common, public + leáh] (Celtic) corruption forms of Mac Neilly (q.v.) or of Mac Nally (q.v.)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Manley (common wood), in Cheshire.

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

A location name in Devon.

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

Manley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Manley (Arabic: مانلي) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Manley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 12,116th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 157,147 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Manley are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 112,080th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 3,906 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 32,654 people, or 1 in 11,100. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 5 percent are found. Besides The United States it exists in 85 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Manley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Manley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Manley surname increased 741 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 272 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 356 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 561 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Manley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Manley last name is principally Catholic (77%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Manley surname are 12.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.63% being registered with the party.

The amount Manley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 192.29% more than the national average, earning 1,011,540 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 46.23% more than the national average, earning R 347,496 per year; in United States they earn 1.51% less than the national average, earning $42,497 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.86% more than the national average, earning $52,099 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meanley92206/
Mainley9216/
Mannley927/
Manleys924/
Mmanley921/
Manlley920/
Mahnley920/
Maunley920/
Manly914,043/
Manle91691/
Mahanley861/
Mannlley861/
Monley83486/
Manlay83486/
Manleh83140/
Mannle83122/
Manlee83106/
Manlea8386/
Manlet8348/
Manlae8347/
Maunle8329/
Manloe8327/
Manler8323/
Mainly8322/
Mamley8319/
Manlue8317/
Manliy838/
Mannly837/
Manleu835/
Manles833/
Mainle833/
Meanly831/
Maunly831/
Manlez831/
Meanle831/
Manlie831/
Manlle831/
Manloy831/
Manled831/
Manhle831/
Manlly830/
Mattenley8082/
Mattinley801/
MacHinley801/
Mannelley801/
Manlawe77439/
Manelle77112/
Manlaya7798/
Manglie7797/
Monleyi7758/
Manlowe7743/
Manlleu7719/
Manhler7718/
Manelly7716/
Manliya7711/
Manille778/
Meanlay778/
Mahanle776/
Moonley775/
Manhlee774/
Manhlie774/
Mainele773/
Manluje772/
Manloue771/
Manlett771/
Manilly771/
Mannlee771/
Manllay771/
Mahnlay771/
Meanloe771/
Mahnleh771/
Mahanly771/
Manleuh771/
Monleye771/
Mainlee771/
Hmanlee771/
Manleer770/
Matinly770/
Meinley770/
Matenly770/
Manless770/
Mounley770/
Maunlle770/
Meanely770/
Manla736,254/
Manli731,980/
Mamle73578/
Monle73397/
Monly7317/
Manlé731/
Manlayas71180/
Manuelle71174/
Mannelly7174/
Macenlle7150/
Masinlay7144/
Manellie7134/
Masenlle7132/
Maniller7121/
Manielle7118/
Manielly7113/
Manliyos719/
Mattinly718/
Mainelly717/
Mannelle713/
Menelley713/
Manoelle712/
Mahanlhe712/
Manluyad712/
Magnelle711/
Maenelly711/
Manelles711/
Manellya711/
Machenle711/
Manlliya711/
Mahanlee711/
Manhloue711/
Matenlhe711/
Monelley711/
Menilley710/
Mattenly710/
Manislle710/
Manlai67662/
Manlla67238/
Maunla67158/
Monloy67136/
Manlis6776/
Manlio6775/
Monlep6765/
Meynle6764/
Mamlay6753/
Monleh6747/
Manlah6745/
Monloe6739/
Monlay6736/
Manlou6734/
Manlat6729/
Moonly6728/
Monlea6725/
Manloi6717/
Monlet6717/
Manlad6716/
Mamlet6715/
Hmamly6714/
Manlas6714/
Mattenlee6713/
Mainla6712/
Monlee678/
Manlid678/
Manlit677/
Manlli677/
Monlue676/
Monles675/
Maanla675/
Mounle674/
Maamly674/
Manlga673/
Monler673/
Manlia673/
Mainli673/
Manlap673/
Monled673/
Menhly673/
Monlei672/
Moinly672/
Monleu672/
Monléy672/
Monhle672/
Momley671/
Mahnli671/
Maingille671/
Masnli671/
Mamlei671/
Mannli671/
Monlie671/
Monluy671/
Maunli671/
Maanli671/
Mamleu671/
Mannla671/
Mannuelle671/
Manlih671/
Monlez671/
Monlle671/
Monlge671/
Mohnle671/
Mannielly671/
Manlaz671/
Manlgi671/
Mamlee671/
Mamler670/
Mattinles670/

Manley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Manley in the Arabic language
مانليmanly-

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