Pockley Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Pockley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pockley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:687,87739,238
Australia331:818,05251,601
Wales51:618,90625,852
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pockley Last Name Facts

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

Pockley is found most frequently in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pockley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,604,449th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Pockley live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 687,877. In England it is most numerous in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 64 percent live, Hampshire, where 10 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Apart from England it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent live and Wales, where 4 percent live.

Pockley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pockley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pgockley932/
Pokley9253/
Pockle925/
Peckley86194/
Packley8636/
Puckley8610/
Pockler8610/
Pokhley861/
Pockles861/
Poucley861/
Pokle8318,825/
Pocly831/
Pookleya801/
Pockleit801/
Poclet77160/
Puckle77100/
Pacley7781/
Puckly7753/
Poklay7718/
Packle7716/
Pekley7715/
Potkle7712/
Pecley7712/
Pukley778/
Peckle777/
Poklee776/
Poclay776/
Pokleu776/
Poklet775/
Pokhle775/
Poklea775/
Poklae775/
Pocles774/
Poclie773/
Pockla772/
Pookly771/
Pokloy771/
Phocle771/
Poklle771/
Poklhe771/
Pookle771/
Pokkle771/
Pakley770/
Poucle770/
Pouclet71368/
Pöckler7156/
Packler7150/
Pouclee7148/
Pascley7139/
Pukhley718/
Phoklee715/
Pocklis711/
Pocklaň711/
Pouclée711/
Pocklai711/
Pokleep711/
Poklets711/
Poscler711/
Pooklay711/
Poucles710/
Posscly710/
Pacle671,783/
Pakle671,283/
Pukle67100/
Pekle6795/
Pokla6771/
Pokli6760/
Pochille6713/
Packelly677/
Pochelle671/
Poklj671/
Puckelle670/
Pacly670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pockley
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