Paisly Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Paisly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paisly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Paisly (11) may also be a first name.

Paisly Last Name Facts

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

Paisly is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paisly? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Paisly occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Paisly live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. Paisly is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 11 people.

Paisly is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Paisly is mostly found in: New Jersey, where 50 percent reside and Washington, where 50 percent reside. Outside of The United States Paisly is found in one country. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 33 percent reside.

Paisly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Paisly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Paisly last name contracted 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paisly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Paisly last name is principally Anglican (92%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paisley928,348/
Paisliy921/
Paislay920/
Pasly9128/
Pisly911/
Pasley834,759/
Paslay83846/
Paszly837/
Pisley835/
Paisle833/
Pashly832/
Peasly832/
Pasliy832/
Pausly832/
Paesly831/
Passly831/
Pissly830/
Pashley773,444/
Peasley772,714/
Passley771,506/
Peisley771,113/
Pacilly77312/
Pidsley77117/
Piesley77105/
Pixsley7753/
Pausley7740/
Pitsley7740/
Pascley7739/
Paisler7724/
Phasley7722/
Pischly7710/
Patsley776/
Paislee773/
Poisley773/
Paitsle772/
Paizley772/
Poislay772/
Patslay771/
Peissly771/
Puisley771/
Pittsly771/
Paislie771/
Pagilly771/
Paysley771/
Paselly771/
Paesley770/
Peaslay770/
Pasli732,005/
Pasla731,997/
Pasle731,082/
Pisla73419/
Pisli73201/
Pisle7354/
Pazly7330/
Pesly732/
Pacly730/
Pittsley711,286/
Poishlyi7127/
Paiszler7121/
Pascelly711/
Passhley710/
Pixley673,443/
Pasler67547/
Pislea67338/
Paclay67256/
Paslis67114/
Pacley6781/
Pisler6774/
Paslai6745/
Phasla6736/
Piesla6732/
Pasled6729/
Pichly6729/
Peslya6719/
Pislis6718/
Picloy6718/
Phasle6716/
Paslep6715/
Pesley6713/
Pascle6713/
Pasles679/
Poisle679/
Passla675/
Pashla674/
Paslea674/
Peesly674/
Peasle673/
Paslla673/
Paxley672/
Paslee672/
Paslet672/
Pishla672/
Piësla672/
Paušly672/
Pashle671/
Paslie671/
Paslit671/
Passle671/
Paszle671/
Pesliy671/
Piscle671/
Pislai671/
Pissla671/
Pittssley671/
Picley671/
Hpasli671/
Pashlé671/
Peisli671/
Peslay671/
Pislér671/
Pously671/
Paizle671/
Pislee670/
Peisle670/
Pisles670/
Peazly670/
Pizley670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Paisly
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