Ockley Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ockley Surname Definition:

(Saxon.) From ock or ac, an oak, and leag, a field. The oak field.

Ockley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Ockley (25) may also be a first name.

Ockley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Saxon.) From ock or ac, an oak, and leag, a field. The oak field.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Ockley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ockley is found most in Canada. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ockley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,843,861st most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Ockley live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most common first name on earth, borne by 25 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 1,754,552. In Canada Ockley is most prevalent in: Alberta, where 48 percent reside, British Columbia, where 29 percent reside and Ontario, where 24 percent reside. Besides Canada this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

Ockley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ockley has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Ockley surname fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ockley Last Name Statistics demography

Ockley earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.14% less than the national average, earning $45,143 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hockley925,748/
Gockley92573/
Okley911,981/
Ockle911/
Ocley911/
Hoeckley8610/
Houckley866/
Ackley839,781/
Eckley833,501/
Oickle831,283/
Hockly83557/
Ockler8386/
Hockle8332/
Osckle837/
Gokley836/
Ocleys836/
Uckley835/
Ockles833/
Ozkley831/
Gockly831/
Okleye831/
Okleyi831/
Hokley830/
Gockle830/
Oicley830/
Ocleyy830/
Oukley830/
Ouckly830/
Okle80410/
Okly8013/
Ocle809/
Hackley772,748/
Okelley772,432/
Heckley77336/
Hoeckle7767/
Auckley7723/
Gackley7718/
Ockille7710/
Huckley774/
Ocilley771/
Ockelly771/
Euckley771/
Gokhley771/
Ackkley771/
Hookley771/
Ockluys771/
Acckley770/
Atckley770/
Hoekley770/
Hocklie770/
Gookley770/
Ecklley770/
Eckle731,093/
Akley73872/
Ocles73544/
Oklej73349/
Ackle73268/
Oclay73188/
Oikle73184/
Oklei73151/
Ocler73111/
Oklie73106/
Oklay7378/
Ukley7361/
Oicle7352/
Gokle7338/
Okleh7325/
Oklyi7317/
Oclee7313/
Okliy7311/
Oklee738/
Ackly736/
Ucley733/
Acley733/
Oekle733/
Hokly733/
Ekley732/
Oklue732/
Hocle732/
Okluy731/
Uckly731/
Okhle731/
Ocleu731/
Gocle731/
O'Kelley71774/
Okaelley711/
Hadckley711/
Hosckler711/
Hauckley710/
Hockller710/
Ackleytz710/
Huckle673,587/
Okelly672,212/
Heckle67764/
Gackle67428/
Hackle67355/
Gokhle67325/
Acklie67152/
Auckle67137/
Hockla6762/
Ukleya6755/
Hoclet6741/
Auckly6739/
Okille6735/
Öckler6725/
Oicles6723/
Okelle6723/
O'Clee6722/
Ogkler6721/
Ackleh6719/
Ocleis6710/
Höckle678/
Akleye677/
Oehkle675/
Gohkle675/
Guckle673/
Ocelle673/
Okhlyi673/
Hackly672/
Atcley672/
Ocleus672/
Hacley672/
Uckles672/
Okilly672/
Acklay671/
Oklayp671/
Eukley671/
Gakley671/
Goklae671/
Goklay671/
Gokliy671/
Acklei671/
Acleys671/
Aekley671/
Atkley671/
Aucley671/
Acklys671/
Oikleh671/
Oshcle671/
Oukleh671/
Ozkled671/
Oscler671/
Ocille671/
Ocleas671/
Ocless671/
Goucle671/
Ocllge671/
Oklysh671/
Goklyo671/
Hukley670/
Huckly670/
Hoekle670/
Hekley670/
Hakley670/
Akcley670/
Ackloy670/
Aukley670/
Eklley670/
Osclay670/
Ecklei670/
Ecklea670/
Hocler670/
Hoskly670/
Occles670/
Hoklee670/
Hookly670/

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