Pedley Surname

86,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Pedley Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Dweller at Peda’s Lea [Old English leáh, a lea] 2 a variant of Padley, q.v.

Pedley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9791:18,7042,683
United States1,1031:328,61229,819
Australia6081:44,4015,593
Canada2231:165,22716,632
Israel1941:44,1125,947
New Zealand1641:27,6124,833
Wales731:42,3914,090
Jamaica531:54,1503,046
Scotland461:116,3877,543
France301:2,214,091176,965
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Cayman Islands121:5,324754
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3071:18,6502,683
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Pedley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Dweller at Peda’s Lea [Old English leáh, a lea] 2 a variant of Padley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pedley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pedley occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Pedley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pedley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pedley is the 86,018th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,300,419 people. Pedley occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Pedley live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

Pedley is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 2,979 people, or 1 in 18,704. In England Pedley is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 14 percent reside, Staffordshire, where 12 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside. Not including England Pedley exists in 37 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Pedley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pedley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 228 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,149 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,043 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pedley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Pedley surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pedley surname are 1.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.26% registered with the party.

The amount Pedley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.07% less than the national average, earning R 128,160 per year; in United States they earn 4.88% more than the national average, earning $45,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.44% more than the national average, earning $56,358 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peddley925/
Peadley921/
Peudley920/
Pedly913/
Pedle912/
Peddle834,126/
Padley832,750/
Pedler832,551/
Peedle83177/
Podley8362/
Peidle8312/
Piedle834/
Pedlya833/
Pidley831/
Pedlet831/
Peddly831/
Peadle830/
Pedloe830/
Paddley7727/
Peddler7720/
Paidley7714/
Pedlowe7711/
Peedles777/
Piedleu775/
Pedelle771/
Padleya771/
Pedelly771/
Pedille771/
Poddley770/
Padle73219/
Pedla7351/
Pedli7327/
Podle7313/
Pidly734/
Pidle732/
Pedellez7113/
Peddelly7113/
Peddlloy714/
Pedilles711/
Peddelle711/
Paddle67320/
Pidler6742/
Pydlyi6719/
Pidlyy6716/
Paidle6714/
Padlee6712/
Pejdli679/
Padliy677/
Padlie676/
Padlhe676/
Pedlis675/
Peddla675/
Paadle675/
Podliy674/
Piddle674/
Phadle673/
Padhle672/
Podleh671/
Pidliy671/
Peidli671/
Pedlau670/

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