Santley Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Santley Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Sandy Lea [Old English sand, sand + leáh, a lea] (Anglo-French-Lat) belonging to St. Leu, i.e. St. Loup (France) [French saint; Latin sanctus, holy + Dialectal French leu = French loup, Latin lup-us, a wolf]

Santley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:4,832,786249,377
England341:1,638,76668,634
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Santley (16) may also be a first name.

Santley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Sandy Lea [Old English sand, sand + leáh, a lea] (Anglo-French-Lat) belonging to St. Leu, i.e. St. Loup (France) [French saint; Latin sanctus, holy + Dialectal French leu = French loup, Latin lup-us, a wolf]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Santley Last Name Facts

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

Santley is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Santley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,691,963rd most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Santley reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Santley is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name in the world It is held by 16 people.

Santley is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 4,832,786. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 45 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 20 percent reside and Texas, where 11 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Santley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Santley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Santley surname grew 1,071 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Santley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Santley surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.82% being registered with the party.

Santley earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.19% more than the national average, earning $47,976 USD per year.

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