Offley Surname

493,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Offley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Offley,' (1) a parish near Hitchin, Hertfordshire; (a) 'of High Offley,' a parish near Eccleshall, Staffordshire.

1176. William de Offcleghe, East Cheshire.

1621. Thomas Offley, Hart Hall, London: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Offley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2441:1,485,487101,350
England2081:267,87521,171
Australia1681:160,68916,729
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Wales91:343,83718,086
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1281:190,43315,429
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Offley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Offley,' (1) a parish near Hitchin, Hertfordshire; (a) 'of High Offley,' a parish near Eccleshall, Staffordshire.

1176. William de Offcleghe, East Cheshire.

1621. Thomas Offley, Hart Hall, London: Register of the University of Oxford.

1638. John Offley, of Hulmehouse, Cheshire, gentleman: Wills at Chester.

1808. Married — William Offley, Esq., and Mary Everett: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Offley (Herts, the Anglo-Saxon (10th cent.) Offan-leáh; Staffs2, Domesday Offeleia, Offelie) = Offa’s Lea [Old English Offan-, genit. of Offa + leáh, a meadow, field]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Hertford and Stafford.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Hertfordshire.

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

User-submitted Reference

There are two possible meanings, the first being derived from someone who would have worked in a slaughterhouse, shoveling guts and offal from the floors. The other possible meaning might derive from 'King Offa' the Saxon, Mercian king of 8/9th century. He built Offa's Dyke, to keep the Welsh from attaching Mercian/Saxon farms and villages.

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Offley Last Name Facts

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

Offley occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Offley? popularity and diffusion

Offley is the 493,936th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,893,193 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Offley are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Offley is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 1,485,487. In The United States it is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 26 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and Washington, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 25 percent are found.

Offley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Offley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Offley surname grew 436 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Offley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Offley surname are 24.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.36% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Offley earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.45% more than the national average, earning $46,795 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.34% more than the national average, earning $67,736 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Hoffley921/
Offle911/
Ofley911/
Hoeffley860/
Offleh83125/
Hofley83121/
Offler8392/
Offlee8334/
Affley8328/
Ouffle8319/
Effley8312/
Oufley834/
Gofley832/
Owfley832/
Offles832/
Goffle831/
Hoffle831/
Ofle801,307/
Ofly801/
Heffley771,706/
Hoffler77722/
Gaffley77483/
Haffley77206/
Offless7776/
Gouffle7729/
Hoeffle7721/
Houfley7715/
Goufley771/
Offelle771/
Hofflie771/
Hoefley770/
Hofflet770/
Hoffles770/
Hoofley770/
Ofleh73962/
Oofle73547/
Hofle73204/
Affle73106/
Effle7393/
Ofler7357/
Afley7323/
Oflay7322/
Oufle7317/
Affly7311/
Ofles732/
Ofloy732/
Oufly731/
Offla731/
Gofly731/
Ozfly731/
Efley731/
Oflet731/
Oflee730/
Hoffleit71111/
Heffleyu711/
Hofflett711/
Offiller710/
Hoffleid710/
Hefley672,615/
Hafley671,325/
Hofler67896/
Hoefle67765/
Haffly67153/
Höffle67107/
Öffler67100/
Heffle6778/
Goflee6767/
Hoffeller6760/
Hoffäller6727/
Afflya6720/
Hoefly6720/
Hoffleith6720/
Goufle6714/
Gaffle676/
Afflay673/
Oflesh672/
Hoflay672/
Affleh672/
Ofelle671/
Heffly671/
Howfly671/
Ofliya671/
Affler671/
Oofleh671/
Haffle671/
Gofleh671/
Goofle671/
Afflet671/
Houfle671/
Hoffiller671/
Ouffla671/
Ofleie671/
Ofille671/
Gafley670/
Hoflet670/
Hoofle670/
Hoffleich670/
Hofles670/
O'Flea670/

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