Sayles Surname
Approximately 9,027 people bear this surname
Sayles Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Salisbury,' a city in Wiltshire.
Robert de Salisbyre, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1547. Married — Henry Salysberye and Jone Mathewe: St. Michael, Cornhill.
(a) Local, 'of Salesbury.
Read More About This SurnameSayles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,429 | 1:48,790 | 5,910 |
| England | 980 | 1:56,855 | 6,864 |
| Canada | 237 | 1:155,467 | 15,773 |
| Philippines | 131 | 1:772,811 | 75,228 |
| Jamaica | 79 | 1:36,328 | 2,475 |
| New Zealand | 65 | 1:69,667 | 10,483 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 451 | 1:54,047 | 6,478 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,730 | 1:29,028 | 3,536 |
Sayles (82) may also be a first name.
Sayles Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Salisbury,' a city in Wiltshire.
Robert de Salisbyre, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1547. Married — Henry Salysberye and Jone Mathewe: St. Michael, Cornhill.
(a) Local, 'of Salesbury.' The Lancashire Salisburys hail from Salesbury, a village-parish between Blackburn and Ribchester. The corruption is a very slight one, and simply imitative of the name of the southern cathedral city.
Ralph Salisbury, of Hindley, 1670: Wills at Chester.
Ann Salisbury, of Hindley, 1674: ibid.
Thomas Salisbury, of Chipping, 1669: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
Richard Salisbury, of Chipping, 1663: ibid.
Henry Salisbury, of Chepin, 1626 ibid.
The last three entries place my statement of a local Lancashire origin beyond the range of controversy.
= Sales, q.v.
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(English) Dweller in, or near, a hall; one who worked in the dining hall; one who came from Sale (sallow), in Cheshire.
Edward de Sarisberie, sometimes called Edward Vicecomes, was a great tenant in chief in Wiltshire and other counties, at the making of Domesday. He was a younger son of Walter de Evreux (Devereux)-one of the few instances, in those early times, of a Norman family with a Saxon name. See Hutchins' Dorset. Ellis's Introd. Domesd.
(Saxon.) Local. A city and capital of Wiltshire, England. The town of health; the dry town. The old town of Salisbury anciently stood upon a hill where there was no water, but it is now situated in a valley, and a little brook runs through the streets. The name was sometimes written Salusbury, that is, the healthy hill or town.
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Sayles Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sayles Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sayles (Russian: Сайлес) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sayles? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 56,199th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 807,305 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Sayles are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 82 people.
The last name Sayles is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 7,429 people, or 1 in 48,790. In The United States Sayles is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.
Sayles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sayles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sayles last name grew 429 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Sayles Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Sayles surname are 8.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.67% being registered with the party.
The amount Sayles earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.3% less than the national average, earning $41,724 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $52,443 CAD per year.
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Sayles Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sayles in the Russian language | ||
| Сайлес | sajles | - |
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