Rookley Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Rookley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rookley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:1,031,81650,675
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Rookley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rookley occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rookley? popularity and diffusion

Rookley is the 1,967,751st most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Rookley live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England Rookley is primarily found in: East Sussex, where 44 percent live, Cornwall, where 17 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 15 percent live. Aside from England this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Rookley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rookley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rookley Last Name Statistics demography

Rookley earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 4.41% less than the national average, earning $47,490 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roockley9332/
Rokley920/
Rookle920/
Rookly920/
Rockley86916/
Roekley861/
Rokle836/
Rookilly800/
Roeckley800/
Roekle77146/
Rockly7722/
Rockle7717/
Rakley7713/
Rokhle771/
Rukley770/
Rocley770/
Roskelley75682/
Roskilley753/
Rackley718,779/
Ruckley71123/
Roeckle7188/
Rakhley7180/
Roickle717/
Rokhlya715/
Rodklay713/
Rokelly711/
Rokylle711/
Rokhlyi711/
Raskley710/
Raakley710/
Roskilly67604/
Rocle67208/
Rokli6748/
Rakle6719/
Rokla6714/
Rockelle675/
Rukle672/
Rukly671/
Raackley671/
Rackleye671/
Rokhlyts671/
Rocklets670/

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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
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  • 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 Rookley
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