Moorley Surname
Approximately 478 people bear this surname
Moorley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 182 | 1:306,143 | 23,159 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 80 | 1:17,050 | 2,088 |
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| United States | 66 | 1:5,491,802 | 273,080 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 203 | 1:120,076 | 11,454 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
Moorley Demographics
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Moorley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moorley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moorley occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moorley? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 637,196th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,245,912 people. The last name Moorley occurs mostly in Europe, where 41 percent of Moorley live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 306,143. In England Moorley is most numerous in: Derbyshire, where 31 percent live, Leicestershire, where 9 percent live and Dorset, where 8 percent live. Apart from England Moorley exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Trinidad and Tobago, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.
Moorley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moorley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Moorley surname fell 10 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 178 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Moorley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Moorley last name is primarily 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 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.
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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.
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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
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