Manly Surname

114,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,043 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Manly 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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Manly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2571:160,59316,355
Burkina Faso6451:28,4531,679
England2711:205,60217,801
Australia2301:117,37312,995
Philippines1351:749,91374,028
Canada1301:283,42826,469
Liberia1181:37,3603,460
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
Ireland361:130,8046,280
Denmark351:161,27813,908
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
India131:59,005,029552,550
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
France51:13,284,544357,392
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
China41:341,830,39216,990
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2201:20,1362,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3961:61,5547,167
Wales321:49,0132,509
Scotland181:207,9567,652
Jersey41:12,9712,116
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7471:18,2812,311

Manly (1,302) may also be a first name.

Manly 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

From an estate in the parish of Frodsham co. Chester. But see LEGG.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Manly Last Name Facts

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

Manly (Arabic: منلي, Hindi: मंल्या) is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Manly? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 114,354th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,802,510 people. The surname Manly occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Manly are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Manly is also the 218,051st most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 1,302 people.

Manly is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 2,257 people, or 1 in 160,593. In The United States Manly is most numerous in: California, where 14 percent live, Texas, where 12 percent live and South Carolina, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 49 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 16 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Manly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Manly has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 18 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 32 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 84 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 44 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Manly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Manly surname is chiefly Catholic (78%) in Ireland and Druze (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Manly surname are 12.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.1% registered with the party.

The amount Manly earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.86% more than the national average, earning $45,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.89% more than the national average, earning $63,044 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manley9146,374/
Manlay91486/
Mainly9122/
Manliy918/
Mannly917/
Meanly911/
Maunly911/
Manloy911/
Manlly910/
Meanley83206/
Manlaya8398/
Manelly8316/
Mainley8316/
Meanlay838/
Mannley837/
Manleys834/
Mmanley831/
Manilly831/
Manllay831/
Mahnlay831/
Mahanly831/
Manlley830/
Matinly830/
Mahnley830/
Matenly830/
Maunley830/
Meanely830/
Manla806,254/
Manli801,980/
Manle80691/
Monly8017/
Manlé801/
Mannelly7774/
Masinlay7744/
Manielly7713/
Mattinly778/
Mainelly777/
Mahanley771/
Manellya771/
Mannlley771/
Mattenly770/
Manlai73662/
Monley73486/
Manlla73238/
Maunla73158/
Manleh73140/
Monloy73136/
Mannle73122/
Manlee73106/
Manlea7386/
Manlis7376/
Manlio7375/
Mamlay7353/
Manlet7348/
Monlay7336/
Maunle7329/
Moonly7328/
Manler7323/
Mamley7319/
Manloi7317/
Hmamly7314/
Mainla7312/
Manlid738/
Manlit737/
Manlli737/
Maanla735/
Manleu735/
Maamly734/
Manles733/
Mainle733/
Manlia733/
Mainli733/
Moinly732/
Monléy732/
Mahnli731/
Masnli731/
Manlez731/
Mannli731/
Meanle731/
Monluy731/
Manlie731/
Manlle731/
Maunli731/
Maanli731/
Manlih731/
Manled731/
Manlgi731/
Manhle731/
Mattenley7182/
Mattinley711/
MacHinley711/
Mannelley711/
Mannielly711/
Manelli674,634/
Manilla673,564/
Manella671,263/
Manelle67112/
Manglie6797/
Manilli6741/
Monelly6724/
Manlleu6719/
Manhler6718/
Manhloa6712/
Maçinli6711/
Manille678/
Mahanle676/
Monloys676/
Moonley675/
Mahanli675/
Maineli675/
Manhlee674/
Manhlie674/
Mainele673/
Manlich672/
Manlett671/
Monilly671/
Mahamly671/
Manlish671/
Mannlee671/
Mannlih671/
Mahnleh671/
Matinli671/
Manleuh671/
Mayneli671/
Maãlaya671/
Monlaya671/
Mohynly671/
Manloid671/
Masymly671/
Mainlee671/
Hmanlee671/
Manleer670/
Manlaid670/
Meinley670/
MacEnnelly670/
Manless670/
Mounley670/
Maunlle670/

Manly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Manly in the Hindi language
मंल्याmanlya-
Manly in the Arabic language
منليmnly-
منلىmnly-

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Manly Reference & Research

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Munley / Manley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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