Radley Surname

66,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Radley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Radley,' a parish in Berkshire.

Roger de Redlee, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Warin de Redleye, Essex, ibid.

Richard de Redlege, Essex, ibid.

1671-2.

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Radley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0301:18,3892,627
United States2,5591:141,64114,705
Australia5801:46,5445,829
South Africa5091:106,43912,833
Canada3291:111,99311,960
New Zealand1861:24,3464,252
Ireland1061:44,4243,361
Scotland661:81,1185,959
Wales461:67,2725,910
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
China41:341,830,39216,990
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Palau11:21,643223
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland491:90,4056,033
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6911:14,4152,152
Wales251:62,7373,061
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6431:78,1018,273

Radley (1,388) may also be a first name.

Radley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Radley,' a parish in Berkshire.

Roger de Redlee, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Warin de Redleye, Essex, ibid.

Richard de Redlege, Essex, ibid.

1671-2. Charles Radley and Bridgett Cracroft: Marriage Lic. (London).

1781. Married — George Radley and Betty Cooke: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Radley = 1 the Red Lea [Old English r(e)ád + leáh.] (rarely) 2 Rada’s Lea.

Radley, Berks, was Radeley in the 13th cent. Radeleáh is the form found in a 1oth-cent. Wilts charter.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Radley (red wood), in Berkshire.

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

A parish in Berkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Radley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Radley (Arabic: رادلي) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Radley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 66,055th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 964,982 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Radley live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles. Radley is also the 210,043rd most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 1,388 people.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 3,030 people, or 1 in 18,389. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 15 percent live, Essex, where 14 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Radley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Radley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Radley surname grew 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 398 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 216 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 6,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 184 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Radley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Radley surname is principally Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Radley surname are 3.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.48% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Radley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.14% more than the national average, earning R 361,536 per year; in United States they earn 4.03% more than the national average, earning $44,889 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.4% less than the national average, earning $48,489 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Readley924/
Radlley921/
Raddley920/
Rradley920/
Raidley920/
Radle911,143/
Radly911/
Radelley861/
Radler832,839/
Rodley83591/
Redley83558/
Readle83163/
Raddle83115/
Raedle8370/
Radles8337/
Radlet8324/
Readly8315/
Raidle839/
Radlye834/
Radlay831/
Raudle831/
Radlle831/
Raedly831/
Raydle830/
Readler77132/
Radlett7784/
Raddler7724/
Radliya7718/
Raidler7718/
Raydler7714/
Reddley7710/
Raadler778/
Reedley776/
Radelle773/
Roodley773/
Raudler772/
Raudles772/
Reidley772/
Roudley771/
Raydlet771/
Radlher771/
Readlys771/
Hredley771/
Radlesh770/
Readlay770/
Rädle73222/
Redle73173/
Radli73137/
Radla73101/
Rödle7369/
Rédly7353/
Rodle7331/
Rodly7315/
Rádly739/
Rádle733/
Radlherr7190/
Radaelle7129/
Raudleht7123/
Raidlepp7115/
Radliyah714/
Radaelly712/
Rauddles711/
Raydelle711/
Rheedley711/
Radellet711/
Raduelle711/
Raidelle711/
Radillay711/
Readless710/
Raudlett710/
Rodler672,243/
Rädler671,255/
Rödler67408/
Raudla67218/
Rádler67216/
Reidle67208/
Raidla67169/
Raadla6762/
Rodles6732/
Reedle6725/
Reddle6724/
Rodlie6723/
Roedle6716/
Radlah6715/
Roddle678/
Rhodle677/
Rodloy677/
Roodly675/
Reidly674/
Roudly674/
Radlla673/
Rodlea673/
Redlee672/
Rodlee672/
Ródler672/
Rodled672/
Radhli672/
Raddla671/
Redlhe671/
Rodleu671/
Rodleyová671/
Reydelley671/
Radlis671/
Ràdler671/
Raidli671/
Rajdli671/
Rodlay671/
Rodlue671/
Reedly670/
Roidle670/
Ruidle670/
Roddly670/

Radley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Radley in the Arabic language
رادليradly-

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Radley Reference & Research

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