Raley Surname
Approximately 8,951 people bear this surname
Raley Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Raleigh (S. Devon, etc.); or Dweller at the Roe-Lea [Old English rá, a roe + leáh., a lea] Hugh de Ralegh.—Hund. Rolls (Devon).
This name (as is well known) was formerly pronounced Rawly— Sir Walter Rawleigh was one, that (it seems) Fortune had pickt out of purpose, of whom to make an example, or to use as her tennis-ball.
Read More About This SurnameRaley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,702 | 1:41,652 | 5,109 |
| South Africa | 76 | 1:712,865 | 50,752 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 87 | 1:280,177 | 19,488 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 834 | 1:60,214 | 6,641 |
Raley (229) may also be a first name.
Raley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Raleigh (S. Devon, etc.); or Dweller at the Roe-Lea [Old English rá, a roe + leáh., a lea] Hugh de Ralegh.—Hund. Rolls (Devon).
This name (as is well known) was formerly pronounced Rawly— Sir Walter Rawleigh was one, that (it seems) Fortune had pickt out of purpose, of whom to make an example, or to use as her tennis-ball.— Naunton, Fragmenta Regalia, c. 1630.
(English) One who came from Raleigh (red meadow), in Devonshire.
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Raley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Raley (Marathi: राले) occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Raley? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 56,620th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 814,160 people. The surname Raley is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Raley live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. Raley is also the 593,349th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 229 people.
Raley is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 8,702 people, or 1 in 41,652. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 9 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Kentucky, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Raley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Raley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,043 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Raley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Raley surname are 20.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.39% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Raley earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.72% more than the national average, earning R 294,012 per year; in United States they earn 0.91% less than the national average, earning $42,755 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.08% more than the national average, earning $50,222 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Raley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raley in the Marathi language | ||
| राले | rale | - |
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