Oadley Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Oadley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oadley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:2,143,00282,017
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Oadley Last Name Facts

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

Oadley occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oadley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Oadley reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 2,143,002. In England Oadley is most common in: Worcestershire, where 77 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 15 percent live and Derbyshire, where 4 percent live. Not including England this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoadley924,575/
Goadley920/
Oadle910/
Hoadleys862/
Hoadly8324/
Hoadle830/
Goadly830/
Haodley775/
Aodle734/
Aodly731/
Oadli731/
Ouadli673/
Oadilla623/
Aoydele621/
Hoadlui620/
Ouadllah571/
Goadelli571/
Ouadellah531/
Aeadhlaue531/

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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 Oadley
  • 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