Moorley Surname

637,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Moorley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moorley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1821:306,14323,159
Trinidad and Tobago801:17,0502,088
South Africa681:796,73154,178
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia291:930,88655,860
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Wales71:442,07621,198
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2031:120,07611,454
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Moorley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moorley is most common in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moorley? popularity and diffusion

Moorley is the 637,196th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 15,245,912 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 41 percent of Moorley are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 306,143. In England Moorley is primarily concentrated in: Derbyshire, where 31 percent are found, Leicestershire, where 9 percent are found and Dorset, where 8 percent are found. Not including England this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Trinidad and Tobago, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

Moorley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moorley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Moorley surname contracted 10 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 178 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moorley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Moorley last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Moorley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.42% more than the national average, earning R 309,924 per year; in United States they earn 45.12% more than the national average, earning $62,618 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.5% more than the national average, earning $51,918 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morley9252,701/
Moorly925/
Moorle922/
Moorlet8624/
Mourley866/
Moorlee864/
Morlley861/
Morliey861/
Moerley861/
Moorlie861/
Morrley860/
Moorlea860/
Morle832,314/
Morly8350/
Mourleya804/
Morleyii801/
Marley7721,551/
Morlet775,331/
Morles775,075/
Murley773,710/
Morlue77525/
Morloy77432/
Mohrle77129/
Morlay77107/
Morlez7754/
Morlee7744/
Moorla7736/
Morlie7729/
Moorli7716/
Morler7714/
Morlae7711/
Moerle7710/
Moirle778/
Mourle778/
Morlle777/
Morleu773/
Mourly773/
Morlei772/
Márley772/
Morlya771/
Morluy771/
Moerly771/
Morlly770/
Morhle770/
Morrelley751/
Mohurle7119,854/
Morelle715,535/
Morille711,619/
Morlett71407/
Morleus71154/
Morilly71135/
Morelly71134/
Morlaye7144/
Moorlat7144/
Mourlet7140/
Morrlle7135/
Morlets7126/
Moorlah7124/
Marzley7114/
Marlley7114/
Mahrley7113/
Morlest7110/
Morlowe717/
Morleth717/
Murrley716/
Morllay715/
Morleas714/
Marleys714/
Mhurley713/
Morlles713/
Mourlay713/
Mourles713/
Morrles712/
Morless712/
Morleaz711/
Marleye711/
Morhler711/
Morhles711/
Morlawe711/
Morliya711/
Moorlad711/
Mourlle711/
Morlueh711/
Mourlie711/
Morllet711/
Morrlly711/
Mourhly711/
Marleya711/
Morller710/
Marrley710/
Morrler710/
Marleey710/
Marhley710/
Murhley710/
Moorlia710/
Mharley710/
Meurley710/
Murlley710/
Morrloe710/
Morla6718,726/
Marle672,117/
Marly671,691/
Mourelle671,538/
Morellet67742/
Murle67329/
Marilley67282/
Mourlaye67175/
Mürle67134/
Morli67133/
Morzelle6792/
Mourille6777/
Moorlach6770/
Murly6763/
Morrilly6742/
Morrelle6740/
Morelles6736/
Morielle6719/
Morrelly6716/
Morlé6715/
Morilles6711/
Morlà677/
Moorella674/
Morlá674/
Morlè674/
Morellie673/
Moriolle672/
Morrille672/
Murlieye672/
Mourelly672/
Mahurley671/
Moreelle671/
Morellez671/
Morielly671/
Moriller671/
Morillet671/
Marlieyh671/
Meurlley671/
Marelley670/

Search for Another Surname

Moorley Reference & Research

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

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moorley
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis