Rightly Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Rightly Surname Definition:

Compounded of ley. See LEGG.

Rightly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Rightly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Compounded of ley. See LEGG.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Rightly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rightly occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rightly? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Rightly live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Rightly is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 50 percent are found, Indiana, where 25 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 25 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 29 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 14 percent are found.

Rightly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rightly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rightly surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rightley93138/
Wrightly9363/
Reightly930/
Reightley8868/
Wrightley887/
Rhightley880/
Rightel862/
Rightle861/
Wrightl861/
Ritly835/
Wrightdaly821/
Rightler80136/
Wrightel803/
Reightal800/
Rightall800/
Ritley77109/
Ritaly7744/
Ritloy777/
Rihtla772/
Reitly771/
Rietly770/
Ritely770/
Reightler75189/
Wright-El7521/
Rightwell753/
Wrighttlw753/
Wright-La753/
Wrightlee751/
Rightdale750/
Ritl7340/
Rittley7125/
Wright-Lee7123/
Rihtilä7118/
Ritlaya7110/
Rihtola716/
Writley713/
Wright-Ali712/
Writely711/
Raitley711/
Ritlley711/
Ridtley711/
Wrightwell711/
Raighatyal711/
Ritalay711/
Ritllye711/
Rittaly711/
Rietley710/
Rital67483/
Ritli67308/
Ritel67289/
Ritoliya67275/
Ritla67127/
Ritle6770/
Ridly6759/
Reitl6724/
Rietl6721/
Ritul6717/
Raitl6715/
Wright-Hall6712/
Rittl6711/
Ritil6711/
Ritol677/
Rittiely675/
Ratly673/
Rutly672/
Wright-Hill672/
Rahtolya671/
Raitalye671/
Rhtol671/
Raighatoyal671/
Ritaliya671/
Reitiely671/
Rityelly671/
Ritlo671/
Rittelly671/
Rotly670/

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