Satterly Surname

253,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Satterly Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Satterley' or Satterleigh, a parish in Devon, near South Molton.

Satterly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3321:272,11625,519
England1681:331,65524,447
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Wales71:442,07621,198
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:290,18319,896
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2971:169,08615,270

Satterly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Satterley' or Satterleigh, a parish in Devon, near South Molton.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Satterleigh (Devon) = Sæter’s Lea [Old English leáh, a lea: the pers. name Sæter is 1 that seen in ‘Saturday,’ Anglo-Saxon Sæter- dæg (Latin Saturni dies); 2 the Old English sǽtere, a waylayer, spy]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Satterly Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Satterly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 253,527th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,674,500 people. The last name Satterly is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Satterly are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,332 people, or 1 in 272,116. In The United States Satterly is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 45 percent live, New York, where 6 percent live and Indiana, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Satterly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Satterly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Satterly surname increased 448 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Satterly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Satterly surname are 37.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 84.02% registered with the party.

The amount Satterly earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.75% more than the national average, earning R 289,320 per year; in United States they earn 3.53% less than the national average, earning $41,627 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning $48,686 CAD per year.

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