Ounsley Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ounsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ounsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:647,88437,755
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Ounsley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ounsley occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ounsley.

How Common Is The Last Name Ounsley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,907,068th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Ounsley live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Ounsley is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 647,884. In England it is mostly concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 22 percent reside, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 19 percent reside and Devon, where 16 percent reside. Not including England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Ounsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ounsley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Ounsley last name increased 573 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hounsley9335/
Onsley9210/
Unsley920/
Hounnsley880/
Hunsley861,112/
Gunsley8620/
Honsley864/
Oinsley860/
Gonsley860/
Onsly830/
Hounslea8076/
Hundsley801/
Ansley776,395/
Onxley7733/
Oncley7720/
Onsloe772/
Honsle772/
Ounsli771/
Unsled771/
Gunsle770/
Unsleu770/
Unsler770/
Omsley770/
Honsly770/
Ainsley713,192/
Hansley711,807/
Aynsley71882/
Homsley71110/
Gansley7163/
Gunslay7120/
Uinslet719/
Gonsloe719/
Annsley716/
Einsley713/
Huncley712/
Atnsley711/
Ouensli711/
Anssley711/
Gonslea711/
Owensly711/
Gunslie710/
Honsler710/
Oensloe710/
Andsley710/
Uncle67293/
Handsley67260/
Gainsley67186/
Hainsley67124/
Oncle67108/
Ganssley6720/
Ansly678/
Heinsley673/
Hunchley672/
Ansle672/
Aisnsley671/
Heansley671/
Hounslou671/
Uncly671/
Aainsley670/
Ainesley670/
Omsly670/
Eutensle670/

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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
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  • 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 Ounsley
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