Mawdesley Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Mawdesley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Mawdesley (Lancs) = Maud’s or Moud’s Lea [Middle English ley, Old English leáh] Hugh de Moudesley.—Lanc. Inq., A.D. 1293.

Thomas de Maudesley.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1398.

Mawdesley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2431:229,29219,121
Australia531:509,35338,491
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Wales101:309,45316,869
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1701:143,38512,847
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Mawdesley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Mawdesley (Lancs) = Maud’s or Moud’s Lea [Middle English ley, Old English leáh] Hugh de Moudesley.—Lanc. Inq., A.D. 1293.

Thomas de Maudesley.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1398.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire.

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

The Mawdesleys of Mawdesley possessed the demesnes of Mawdesley from the 12th to the 17th century (B.), and the name still occurs there.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Mawdesley Last Name Facts

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

Mawdesley occurs most in England. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawdesley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mawdesley is the 786,896th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. The last name Mawdesley occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Mawdesley live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Mawdesley is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 243 people, or 1 in 229,292. In England Mawdesley is most numerous in: Lancashire, where 37 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 21 percent live and Merseyside, where 7 percent live. Barring England this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Mawdesley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mawdesley has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mawdesley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mawdesley are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Mawdesley earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.73% more than the national average, earning $50,368 USD per year.

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