Rudley Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Rudley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rudley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
England621:898,67846,462
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Rudley (146) may also be a first name.

Rudley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rudley is found most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Rudley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rudley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 872,430th most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. The last name Rudley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Rudley live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Rudley is also the 763,528th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 146 people.

Rudley is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 234 people, or 1 in 1,548,970. In The United States Rudley is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 14 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Arkansas, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Rudley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rudley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rudley surname increased 1,017 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rudley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rudley last name are 1.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.08% registered with the party.

Rudley earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.75% less than the national average, earning $35,058 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruddley9225/
Ruidley921/
Roudley921/
Rudle9152/
Rudly912/
Ridley8333,324/
Ruddle832,045/
Rudler83626/
Rodley83591/
Rudloe8312/
Roudly834/
Ruddly832/
Raudle831/
Rudlly831/
Rudles830/
Ruidle830/
Rudlet830/
Rudlie830/
Rudelle771,080/
Riddley77435/
Riedley7767/
Ruddles7721/
Roodley773/
Ridlley773/
Raudler772/
Ruddler772/
Raudles772/
Ridleyu771/
Rudelly771/
Rudille770/
Roudler770/
Ridle73208/
Rudla7344/
Rodle7331/
Rudli7317/
Rodly7315/
Rüdle732/
Raudleht7123/
Rudleová713/
Rudielle711/
Roudelle711/
Rauddles711/
Rudelles710/
Ruddelle710/
Raudlett710/
Riddle6750,801/
Riedle672,399/
Raudla67218/
Rodlie6723/
Roedle6716/
Ridloy6715/
Roddle678/
Rodloy677/
Rhodle677/
Ridlle676/
Rudlid675/
Rodlea673/
Rudlas673/
Ridlay672/
Rudlai672/
Ridlei672/
Rodlee672/
Riedly672/
Ridlee671/
Ruddla671/
Rudlla671/
Rodleu671/
Roudli671/
Rudlaj671/
Rudhla671/
Rodlay671/
Roddly670/

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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 Rudley
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