Olley Surname
Approximately 4,289 people bear this surname
Olley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Oilli,' or 'Oyly,' or 'Oilgi.' Robert de Oilgi appears as a tenant-in-chief in many counties; also Wido de Oilgi in Oxfordshire (Domesday). Probably one of the Oullis near Falaise (Lower).
Read More About This SurnameOlley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,939 | 1:28,735 | 3,881 |
| Nigeria | 868 | 1:204,082 | 12,187 |
| United States | 642 | 1:564,578 | 46,424 |
| Australia | 414 | 1:65,207 | 7,802 |
| Canada | 125 | 1:294,765 | 27,374 |
| South Africa | 97 | 1:558,533 | 43,702 |
| New Zealand | 78 | 1:58,055 | 9,120 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:191,208 | 10,357 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 978 | 1:24,924 | 3,453 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 85 | 1:590,808 | 39,807 |
Olley (153) may also be a first name.
Olley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Oilli,' or 'Oyly,' or 'Oilgi.' Robert de Oilgi appears as a tenant-in-chief in many counties; also Wido de Oilgi in Oxfordshire (Domesday). Probably one of the Oullis near Falaise (Lower). At any rate, our Olleys may say they 'came over with the Conqueror.' The surname ramified strongly, and is now represented in every grade of society, v. Doyle.
Matilda de Oyly, Dorset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas de Oyily, Yorkshire, ibid.
Henry de Oilli, Pipe Roll. II Henry II.
Roger de Oilli: ibid.
Henry de Oily, Staffordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
John de Oyly, Staffordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
1637. Buried — Mary, d. William Oylie: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(a) Bapt. 'the son of Olive,' pet form Oily; v. Olive. This being, so far as evidence goes, of more modern origin, we must gave the local derivation the first position, although both must have contributed to the number of our present Olleys.
1554. John, s. Thomas Ollye: Reg. St. Columb Major.
1591. Oily, d. Nicholas Vallis: ibid.
1601. John, s. Ollye Moyses: ibid.
1639. Thomas Olye; Register of the University of Oxford.
Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Samuel Oley: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1803. Married — Thomas Olley and Elizabeth Baylis: St. George, Hanover Square.
1 a double diminutive of (a) Ol(l)ive (q.v.), (b) Oliver (q.v.) [English diminutive suff. -e)y] 2 belonging to (a) Ollé (Eure-et-Loire), A.D. 1557 Olley, 1466 Oleyum, 1224 Orleium.
(b) Ouilly5 (Calvados). Ouilly would normally give an Anglicized Oyley (as in Doyley, q.v.); but the name without the preposition seems to have merged into Olley.
Ouilly-du-Houlley in 1215 was Olleyum, 1198 Oilly, 1180 Oilleia, Oilleya; Ouilly-la- Ribaude in the 16th cent. was Ouilleia, 1214 Oilleiala; Ouilly-le-Basset in 1277 was Oilleium; Ouilly-le-Tesson in 1371 was Ouilly, 1155 Oillie (Wace, 'Rom. de Rou’), 1106 Oillei; Ouilly-le-Vicomte in 1279 occurs as Oilleium [apparently from a pers. name O(i)llius] Henry de Olly.—Testa de Nevill.
Supposed to be a 'nurse-name' of Oliver.
William Olie, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae), and the fief of Olly. See Holley.
From the Old Norse, Oli; from the Danish, Oiling; from the German, Oley, Eule, Ohle; from the Dutch, Olie, Olij; in the Domesday Book, de Ole, de Olgi, Oiley, de Oilli; a personal name.
Olley Demographics
Average Olley Salary in
United States
$46,888 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Olley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olley is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olley? popularity and diffusion
Olley is the 108,526th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,699,125 people. The surname Olley occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Olley reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles. Olley is also the 743,570th most widely held first name internationally, held by 153 people.
The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 1,939 people, or 1 in 28,735. In England Olley is primarily concentrated in: Essex, where 17 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and Norfolk, where 8 percent live. Excluding England this surname is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.
Olley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Olley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Olley last name expanded 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 755 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Olley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (42%) in Ireland.
In The United States Olley are 23.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.06% registered with the party.
The amount Olley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.6% less than the national average, earning 319,783 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 161.01% more than the national average, earning R 620,268 per year; in United States they earn 8.67% more than the national average, earning $46,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.54% more than the national average, earning $58,398 CAD per year.
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