Midgley Surname

52,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Midgley Surname Definition:

Ricardus de Migeslay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Midgley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,2541:10,6051,571
United States1,9521:185,68618,492
Australia1,0331:26,1333,553
Canada3971:92,81010,160
New Zealand3671:12,3392,148
South Africa3271:165,68118,511
Wales1441:21,4902,281
Scotland951:56,3564,696
France241:2,767,613196,808
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China31:455,773,85521,925
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,9771:6,129944
Wales241:65,3513,160
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2461:204,14117,685

Midgley (22) may also be a first name.

Midgley 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

(English) Dweller at the Big Lea J [Old English micel + leáh (Middle English ley] This is the palatal form of the equivalent guttural Mickley.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

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

Midgley Last Name Facts

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

Midgley is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Midgley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 52,317th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 744,995 people. The last name Midgley occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Midgley reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles. Midgley is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 22 people.

The surname Midgley is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 5,254 people, or 1 in 10,605. In England Midgley is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 31 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found and Greater London, where 7 percent are found. Outside of England Midgley is found in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Midgley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Midgley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Midgley surname increased 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 793 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 594 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Midgley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Midgley last name are 6.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.28% registered with the party.

The amount Midgley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.13% less than the national average, earning 210,673 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 14.93% more than the national average, earning R 273,120 per year; in United States they earn 12.13% more than the national average, earning $48,385 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.44% more than the national average, earning $52,387 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Midgleyu931/
Midgly924/
Midgloy861/
Medgley860/
Midgler860/
Mudgle771/
Midgla770/
Medgly770/
Mudgla624/
Metgler570/
Medinglai501/

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