Pressley Surname

32,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Pressley Surname Definition:

(English) forms of Priestley, q.v.

Pressley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,6311:23,1882,916
England5161:107,98111,244
Australia1051:257,10223,526
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Isle of Man351:2,452488
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Wales61:515,75523,171
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2031:120,07611,454
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0891:46,1145,320

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish, English) One who came from Preslie or Presslie, both in Aberdeen; dweller in, or near, the priest's wood.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Local. A coppice, from the Welsh Prys, shrubs, brushwood; Gaelic, preas, bushes, shrubs, and lle, a place, meadow or pasture lands.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Priessley943/
Pressleey942/
Presslley941/
Preussley941/
Presley9326,679/
Pressly931,110/
Pressleyii891/
D'Pressley891/
Pressler884,421/
Presslie8869/
Presslee8843/
Priesley8820/
Preissle8818/
Perssley884/
Preslley882/
Prassley881/
Preisley881/
Presleey881/
Presslay881/
Presslea881/
Pressleu881/
Presslye881/
Presszle881/
Prissley881/
Prossley881/
Preusley881/
Preasley880/
Preshley880/
Preesley880/
Priessly880/
Presle861,006/
Presly86312/
Preissler822,071/
Preyssler8211/
Prieslley821/
Phreesley821/
Preessler821/
Pretssler821/
Presler801,448/
Persley80689/
Presles80303/
Prisley80128/
Preslie8024/
Preszly8014/
Prezley803/
Preslei803/
Preslye803/
Prissle802/
Preslay802/
Preslee801/
Presled801/
Presliy801/
Prissly801/
Preslly801/
Presleu801/
Preisly801/
Prosley800/
Pirsley800/
Preesly800/
Priesly800/
Prossle800/
Prysley800/
Preasly800/
Preisler753,671/
Preysler7573/
Preschle7549/
Prössler7521/
Pearsley7514/
Prejsler7514/
Prässler7510/
Praisley754/
Perssler752/
Presller751/
Pershley751/
Preislei751/
Presleux751/
Preshlay751/
Preeslei751/
Presllei751/
Prosslly750/
Perrsley750/
Pretsler750/
Piersley750/
Perscley750/
Prieslly750/
Preiszler71102/
Presli7161/
Preschler7132/
Presslich7122/
Prisly7116/
Prisle7114/
Praissler7110/
Presla715/
Persly714/
Persle713/
Preihsler712/
Prasle712/
Prosschle711/
Preslleis711/
Proissler711/
Preisller711/
Prezle711/
Prosle711/
Proeschle711/
Peardsley710/
Preßler671,010/
Prislei6742/
Prisloe6726/
Preslia6721/
Prezler6717/
Prösler6717/
Perzley6711/
Prisler679/
Persler679/
Perszly675/
Persles672/
Preslis672/
Pricley671/
Praslee671/
Preacly671/
Perslye671/
Preslli671/
Prezlei671/
Praisle671/
Perslet671/
Perslly671/
Prejler671/
Präsler671/
Praisly671/
Preslai671/
Pearsly670/
Prizley670/
Prisliy670/
Prezhle670/
Proslly670/

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Pressley Reference & Research

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