Owley Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Owley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Owley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owley occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owley is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Owley reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States Owley is most common in: Wisconsin, where 36 percent reside, Washington, where 31 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 25 percent reside and Estonia, where 2 percent reside.

Owley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Owley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Owley surname rose 212 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 186 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Owley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Owley last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

Owley earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.79% less than the national average, earning $37,198 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howley918,722/
Owloey911/
Owleye911/
Ouwley911/
Owle89165/
Owly892/
Owelley831/
Howlley830/
Howle803,203/
Howly801,236/
Obley80789/
Awley8019/
Owled807/
Ewley802/
Owlya801/
Oywle801/
Oiwle801/
Owlie801/
Owleh801/
Owlee801/
Ojwly801/
Ohwle801/
Owlea801/
Ouwle801/
Ovley800/
Owlle800/
Gowly800/
Howelley7749/
O'Willey771/
Hawley7336,436/
Hobley731,514/
Howles73710/
Owlett73280/
Owelle73177/
Owilly7383/
Hovley7379/
Hewley7311/
Howlie7311/
Howled738/
Howleh736/
Howlee733/
Awleya732/
Howlly732/
Owliyo732/
Ojwele732/
Owelly732/
Howliy731/
Howlay731/
Howlya731/
Owille731/
Gowloy731/
Awlley731/
Awleye731/
Ouwlee731/
Ahwley731/
Oywele731/
Eewley731/
Howlae731/
Owless731/
Govley731/
Owlepp730/
Howlez730/
Oble671,665/
Awle67457/
Obelley6788/
Howleit6730/
Owliaie6715/
Ovle6711/
Howelle676/
Hawlley674/
Awly673/
Howlles672/
Ewly672/
Uwle672/
Owla672/
Howller671/
Ovly671/
Howloyd671/
Owliaiy671/
Ewle671/
Owli671/
Howlepp671/
Howlerr671/
Hoowler671/
Hoswler671/
Ewwleye671/
Hoobley670/
Gouvley670/
Howllet670/
Haawley670/
Howlead670/
Howless670/
Howleth670/
Howlets670/

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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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  • 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 Owley
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