Manley Surname
Approximately 46,374 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameManley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32,654 | 1:11,100 | 1,370 |
| England | 6,212 | 1:8,969 | 1,300 |
| Australia | 1,914 | 1:14,104 | 2,001 |
| Canada | 1,524 | 1:24,177 | 3,283 |
| Ireland | 796 | 1:5,916 | 913 |
| Wales | 762 | 1:4,061 | 441 |
| South Africa | 453 | 1:119,598 | 14,221 |
| New Zealand | 431 | 1:10,507 | 1,828 |
| Jamaica | 208 | 1:13,798 | 1,364 |
| Liberia | 187 | 1:23,575 | 2,327 |
| Scotland | 174 | 1:30,769 | 3,154 |
| Northern Ireland | 147 | 1:12,551 | 1,831 |
| Thailand | 106 | 1:666,399 | 111,628 |
| Denmark | 99 | 1:57,017 | 5,821 |
| Guam | 78 | 1:2,053 | 270 |
| Israel | 59 | 1:145,045 | 15,356 |
| Spain | 45 | 1:1,038,934 | 38,115 |
| Costa Rica | 34 | 1:140,590 | 2,066 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Honduras | 28 | 1:314,873 | 2,759 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Sierra Leone | 25 | 1:283,585 | 406 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Isle of Man | 24 | 1:3,576 | 767 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 21 | 1:64,951 | 5,118 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 293 | 1:15,119 | 1,921 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,105 | 1:7,850 | 1,200 |
| Wales | 214 | 1:7,329 | 467 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:120,749 | 5,564 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,405 | 1:11,400 | 1,484 |
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.
(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.)
(English) One who came from Manley (common wood), in Cheshire.
A location name in Devon.
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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
Manley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Manley in the Arabic language | ||
| مانلي | manly | - |
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Manley Reference & Research
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