Pressley Surname
Approximately 16,446 people bear this surname
Pressley Surname Definition:
(English) forms of Priestley, q.v.
Pressley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,631 | 1:23,188 | 2,916 |
| England | 516 | 1:107,981 | 11,244 |
| Australia | 105 | 1:257,102 | 23,526 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| Isle of Man | 35 | 1:2,452 | 488 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 203 | 1:120,076 | 11,454 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:233,951 | 8,207 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,089 | 1:46,114 | 5,320 |
Pressley (429) may also be a first name.
Pressley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) forms of Priestley, q.v.
(Scottish, English) One who came from Preslie or Presslie, both in Aberdeen; dweller in, or near, the priest's wood.
Local. A coppice, from the Welsh Prys, shrubs, brushwood; Gaelic, preas, bushes, shrubs, and lle, a place, meadow or pasture lands.
Pressley Demographics
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Pressley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pressley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pressley occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pressley.
How Common Is The Last Name Pressley? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 32,383rd most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 443,120 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Pressley reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 414,511th most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 429 people.
The surname Pressley is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 15,631 people, or 1 in 23,188. In The United States it is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 22 percent reside, South Carolina, where 14 percent reside and Georgia, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States Pressley occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Pressley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pressley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pressley surname expanded 1,435 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 254 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Pressley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Pressley surname is primarily Anglican (60%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Pressley surname are 18.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.62% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Pressley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.95% less than the national average, earning R 216,360 per year; in United States they earn 13.23% less than the national average, earning $37,440 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.38% less than the national average, earning $47,012 CAD per year.
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Pressley Reference & Research
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