Mawdsley Surname

126,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Malta

Mawdsley 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.

Mawdsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,3641:23,5693,276
United States3701:979,61972,663
Canada2841:129,73813,514
Australia2041:132,33214,365
New Zealand1001:45,2837,455
Wales721:42,9804,139
Scotland701:76,4835,732
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Malta241:17,9281,021
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tonga11:107,313791
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9441:25,8213,543
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Mawdsley 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

Mawdsley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mawdsley occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawdsley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 126,475th most numerous surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,028,262 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Mawdsley live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Mawdsley is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 2,364 people, or 1 in 23,569. In England it is most frequent in: Merseyside, where 27 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 17 percent reside and Lancashire, where 16 percent reside. Apart from England it occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Mawdsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mawdsley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Mawdsley surname expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 787 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mawdsley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mawdsley surname are 15.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mawdsley earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 40.83% more than the national average, earning R 334,668 per year; in United States they earn 9.49% more than the national average, earning $47,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.52% more than the national average, earning $53,917 CAD per year.

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