Pasley Surname
Approximately 4,759 people bear this surname
Pasley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Passelewe,' now Pashley or Pasley, a manor in the parish of Ticehurst, Sussex (Lower). I doubt whether this is correct. There is no trace of a Sussex parentage. I suspect it is of Norman extraction, although we need not accept Skinner's etymology: 'a the Frenchpasse I'eau, sc.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,233 | 1:85,627 | 9,685 |
| New Zealand | 141 | 1:32,116 | 5,589 |
| England | 127 | 1:438,725 | 29,288 |
| South Africa | 55 | 1:985,049 | 61,274 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| Ireland | 44 | 1:107,021 | 5,562 |
| Jamaica | 18 | 1:159,442 | 5,298 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 78 | 1:56,793 | 4,570 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 171 | 1:142,546 | 12,796 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:178,248 | 6,976 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 572 | 1:87,795 | 9,105 |
Pasley (38) may also be a first name.
Pasley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Passelewe,' now Pashley or Pasley, a manor in the parish of Ticehurst, Sussex (Lower). I doubt whether this is correct. There is no trace of a Sussex parentage. I suspect it is of Norman extraction, although we need not accept Skinner's etymology: 'a the Frenchpasse I'eau, sc. atranando vel transeundo aquam.' This is a meaningless guess. Possibly Lower is correct, and it may be that the name passed from Sussex to Norfolk at an early period. Nevertheless, without proof it is not satisfactory.
Robert Passelewe, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ralph de Passelewe, Norfolk (no date): History of Norfolk.
1450. John Passelaw; canon of West Dereham, Norfolk: ibid.
1622. Married — Robert Northam and Alice Paslew: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1800. — John Pasley and Maria Jackson: St. George, Hanover Square.
For further corruptions v. Parsley, Parslow, and Pashler.
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Paisley.' Found chiefly in the North of England and near the Scottish border.
Of local origin from the town of Paisley in Renfrewshire. William Passeleue or Passelaw appears as witness in charters by William the Lion, c. 1179-90 (Kelso, 260; RMP., p. 8), and c. 1202 as William Passelewe witnessed a charter by Alan filius Walteri (RMP., p. 14). He may have been the William de Passele who witnessed a donation of the church of Kincardin to the Abbey of Cambuskenneth, c. 1199 (Cambus., 121). Dominus Johannes de Passelet, canon of Glasgow, witnessed gift of half of Litel Guvan to the Hospital of Polmade, 1320 (REG., p. 229), and in 1389 the goods of William Passeley, merchant of Scotland, were ordered to be released (Bain, IV, 401). Henry Paslaye was burgess freeman of Glasgow, 1600 (Burgesses), John Paislie was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1616 (NSCM., I, p. 116), Johne Paslay decernit in ane unlaw, 1672 (Corsehill, p. 107), Hendrie Pasley took the Test in Paisley, 1686 (RPC., 3. ser. XI, p. 496), John Pasly, schoolmaster of Dalmellington, 1689 (RPC., 3. ser. XIV, p. 300), and John Paislay was retoured heir portioner of Thomas Kirkpatrick, 1699 (Retours, Dumfries, 356). There was also a Dumfriesshire family named Posley, several members of which distinguished themselves in public service. William Paislaw, shoemaker in Hawick, 1689 (Peebles CR.), and Pasley or Paisley, the notorious 'priest' of Gretna Green, may have derived their name from (How)pasley, originally in the barony of Hawick.
The Scotch town.
(Welsh.) Local. From Plas, a pass, and lli, a stream—the place of crossing the river.
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Pasley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pasley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pasley occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pasley.
How Common Is The Last Name Pasley? popularity and diffusion
It is the 99,464th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,531,319 people. The surname Pasley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Pasley reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,662,754th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 38 people.
It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 4,233 people, or 1 in 85,627. In The United States Pasley is primarily found in: Missouri, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 24 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 3 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Pasley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pasley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pasley surname increased 740 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 26 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 44 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 19 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 340 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pasley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (47%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Pasley surname are 13.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.57% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Pasley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.49% more than the national average, earning R 371,880 per year; in United States they earn 6.16% less than the national average, earning $40,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning $49,336 CAD per year.
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