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 last name Rudley occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rudley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 872,430th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Rudley are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rudley is also the 763,528th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 146 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 234 people, or 1 in 1,548,970. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New Jersey, where 14 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Arkansas, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Rudley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rudley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rudley last name expanded 1,017 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rudley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rudley surname are 1.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.08% being registered to vote for 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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