Paley Surname
Approximately 8,799 people bear this surname
Paley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Paley,' now Paley Green, in the parish of Giggleswick, West Riding of Yorks, consisting of two farmsteads. Mr. Lower writes, 'This was borne as a personal name by a powerful Dane, mentioned in the Saxon Chronicle as Pallig, A.
Read More About This SurnamePaley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,830 | 1:271,048 | 15,470 |
| United States | 2,607 | 1:139,033 | 14,495 |
| England | 953 | 1:58,466 | 7,003 |
| Russia | 801 | 1:179,929 | 20,196 |
| Canada | 417 | 1:88,359 | 9,764 |
| Switzerland | 163 | 1:50,386 | 6,677 |
| Australia | 149 | 1:181,179 | 18,282 |
| Hong Kong | 112 | 1:65,495 | 1,203 |
| France | 83 | 1:800,274 | 96,515 |
| Iran | 79 | 1:971,931 | 45,393 |
| Belarus | 75 | 1:126,681 | 18,297 |
| Burkina Faso | 73 | 1:251,399 | 4,893 |
| Kazakhstan | 60 | 1:294,708 | 24,906 |
| Argentina | 59 | 1:724,465 | 49,289 |
| New Zealand | 47 | 1:96,347 | 13,070 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:178,461 | 9,900 |
| Israel | 30 | 1:285,254 | 25,178 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:119,020 | 9,008 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 724 | 1:33,668 | 4,434 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 136 | 1:369,255 | 27,873 |
Paley (141) may also be a first name.
Paley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Paley,' now Paley Green, in the parish of Giggleswick, West Riding of Yorks, consisting of two farmsteads. Mr. Lower writes, 'This was borne as a personal name by a powerful Dane, mentioned in the Saxon Chronicle as Pallig, A.D. 1101' (Patronymica Britannica). My derivation is manifestly the correct one, as all the Paleys come from Yorkshire.
Robertus de Palay, of Litton, in the parish of Arncliffe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Adam de Palay, of Giggleswick, 1379: ibid.
John Paley, of Melling, on the Yorkshire border, 1591: Wills at Chester.
Richard Paley, of Clifton, 1673: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
These four references conclusively show that the Paleys are sprung from the spot indicated above.
(English) belonging to Paley (Yorks), 14th cent. Palay [Middle English lay, ley, Old English leáh, a lea: the first element is prob. Old English pál, a pole, stake; but earlier forms of the name are desirable]
This was borne as a personal name, by a powerful Dane mentioned in the Saxon Chronicle as Pallig, A.D. 1101.
For Peley, the French pronunciation of Pelet. See Pellett.
From the French, Pelay, Pelet, Pelez; a personal name.
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Paley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Paley (Hindi: पालेय, Marathi: पालेय, Russian: Палей, Tibetan: པ་ལས་) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Paley? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 57,538th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 828,224 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 40 percent of Paley live; 34 percent live in North America and 34 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 778,371st most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 141 people.
Paley is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 2,830 people, or 1 in 271,048. In India Paley is most common in: West Bengal, where 98 percent live, Gujarat, where 0 percent live and Maharashtra, where 0 percent live. Besides India this surname occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.
Paley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Paley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Paley surname rose 1,917 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 750 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 188 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Paley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Paley surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Paley are 9.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.29% being registered with the political party.
The amount Paley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.18% less than the national average, earning 279,689 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 283.02% more than the national average, earning R 910,212 per year; in United States they earn 28.81% more than the national average, earning $55,579 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.91% less than the national average, earning $46,748 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Paley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paley in the Hindi language | ||
| पालेय | paleya | 50 |
| पाले | pale | 50 |
| Paley in the Marathi language | ||
| पालेय | paleya | 44.44 |
| पालये | palaye | 22.22 |
| पाळेय | paleya | 22.22 |
| पालेयन | paleyana | 11.11 |
| Paley in the Tibetan language | ||
| པ་ལས་ | palé | 20 |
| ཀུ་མར་པེ་ལེ་ | kumarpélé | 20 |
| མན་པེ་ལེ་ | menpélé | 20 |
| མ་ཡ་པེ་ལེ་ | mayapélé | 20 |
| པེ་ལེ་ | pélé | 20 |
| Paley in the Russian language | ||
| Палей | palej | - |
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