Prestley Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Prestley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prestley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England51:11,143,612252,590
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Prestley (45) may also be a first name.

Prestley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prestley is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prestley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,144,405th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Prestley reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,504,468th most common first name on earth, borne by 45 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 2,223,674. In The United States Prestley is mostly concentrated in: Alabama, where 20 percent live, Louisiana, where 15 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Prestley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prestley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prestley last name grew 291 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prestley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Prestley last name are 12.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Prestley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 28.18% less than the national average, earning $30,990 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.67% less than the national average, earning $40,903 CAD per year.

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Prestley Reference & Research

Presley - Pressley FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Presley - Pressley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prestley
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