Midgely Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Midgely Surname Definition:

Ricardus de Migeslay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Midgely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Midgely Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Midgley,' a village five miles from Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire This surname has ramified strongly in the surrounding district. Under heading of 'Migelay' (i.e. township) occurs:

Ricardus de Migeslay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Migeslay, 1379: ibid.

1595. Richard Midgley, of Dinkerley: Wills at Chester.

1788. Married — Thomas Midgley and Sarah Price: St. George, Hanover Square R. 10.

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

A township in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Midgleys have the name of a town and a village in the West Riding. In the 16th century a family of this name resided at Bradford Dale, Derbyshire. Dr. Midgeley was a Leeds physician about two centuries ago (Th.).

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

Midgely Last Name Facts

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

The surname Midgely occurs most in England. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Midgely? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,432,070th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Midgely live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England Midgely is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 20 percent are found, Durham, where 13 percent are found and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 13 percent are found. Other than England this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Midgely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Midgely has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Midgely last name contracted 84 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Midgely Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

Midgely earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.93% less than the national average, earning $33,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Midgeley9380/
Midely921/
Mideley862/
Medgely860/
Hmeidely8014/
Midela77156/
Midele7764/
Medely7711/
Mideli7710/
H'Meidely7516/
Middela711,608/
Midhele71338/
Midelet7175/
Medeley7152/
Midjele7134/
Meidele7129/
Misdeli7127/
Midyeli7124/
Maideli7115/
Midhela7113/
Midelis719/
Maidela716/
Midelia716/
Middele716/
Meidela715/
Maidele713/
Midelaj713/
Medgela712/
Midelez712/
Mideloi711/
Maidily711/
Hmideli711/
H'Meideley711/
Midelio711/
Mideles711/
Middily711/
Medesly711/
Medelyo711/
Middeler6768/
Middelie6725/
Meidelia6719/
Maidelis6719/
Middhela6714/
H'Medely6713/
Maidelia6713/
Medelytė676/
Midoilay674/
Hmeideli673/
Midjelle672/
Hmaideli671/
Maidyeli671/
Midjeela671/
Middeyla671/
Middeela671/
Medjesly671/
Maideeli671/
Hmeïdely671/
Maydeley671/

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