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 occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paisly? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Paisly reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Paisly is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

The last name 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 it is mostly found in: New Jersey, where 50 percent live and Washington, where 50 percent live. Apart from The United States Paisly is found in one country. It is also common in Jamaica, where 33 percent live.

Paisly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Paisly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Paisly surname contracted 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paisly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Paisly surname is predominantly 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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