Searle Surname

18,712th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Searle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Serle. Searle is the common present surnominal form. Serle is the old baptismal form. Searles or Serrills is the genitive of Searl; compare William and Williams.

Serle Gotokirke, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Searle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11,0411:5,046704
Australia6,5931:4,095590
United States6,3801:56,8126,761
Canada1,5571:23,6643,223
New Zealand1,3021:3,478535
South Africa1,2651:42,8285,470
Wales3331:9,2931,024
Scotland2101:25,4942,778
Chile1781:98,9693,732
Spain761:615,15828,427
Thailand591:1,197,260174,557
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Portugal281:372,08012,265
France241:2,767,613196,808
Jersey221:4,509908
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Norway101:514,22941,629
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Belize91:39,4972,328
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
China41:341,830,39216,990
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Isle of Man31:28,6073,614
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland541:82,0355,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,9111:4,124603
Wales551:28,5171,601
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Guernsey91:3,628639
Jersey81:6,4851,119
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1131:45,1205,222

Searle (572) may also be a first name.

Searle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Serle. Searle is the common present surnominal form. Serle is the old baptismal form. Searles or Serrills is the genitive of Searl; compare William and Williams.

Serle Gotokirke, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Osbert fil. Serlonis, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Richard Serle, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Hugh Serlson, temp. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Richard Serelson, temp. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

William Serleson, Yorkshire Testamenta Eboracensia (Surtees Society).

Thomas Serlson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John Serlson, 1379: ibid.

Serill Pynder, 1379: ibid.

Serell de Westwik, 1379: ibid.

Robert Serlys, 1512: Register of the University of Oxford.

John Seryll, or Serell, 1553: ibid.

1732. Married — Humphry Searls and Hesier Bayley: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

V. Serle.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Armour” in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Descendant of Serle (armor).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Probably from Serlo, a Norman personal name, the common origin of Sari, Sarel, Sarrell, Serrell, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Searle Last Name Facts

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

Searle (Arabic: سيرل) is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Searle? popularity and diffusion

Searle is the 18,712th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 247,430 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Searle reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 39 percent reside in British Isles. Searle is also the 350,532nd most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 572 people.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 11,041 people, or 1 in 5,046. In England Searle is most numerous in: Greater London, where 15 percent are found, Hampshire, where 7 percent are found and Devon, where 7 percent are found. Outside of England it is found in 71 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.

Searle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Searle has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 573 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 605 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Searle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Searle last name is primarily Anglican (72%) in Ireland and Evangelical (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Searle last name are 18.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.01% being registered with the party.

The amount Searle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 111.74% more than the national average, earning R 503,184 per year; in United States they earn 7.98% more than the national average, earning $46,592 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.07% more than the national average, earning $53,198 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Searles9210,577/
Searley92175/
Searile927/
Searele927/
Searlet922/
Scearle921/
Searler920/
Serle91801/
Sarle91395/
Searless8618/
Shearley8612/
Scearles864/
Seaarlee864/
Searlett862/
Siearley861/
Searleas861/
Shearlee861/
Searille860/
Shearles860/
Searlles860/
Searrles860/
Sarles831,341/
Sarile831,257/
Sarlet83740/
Sarlea83492/
Serlet83437/
Sarele83422/
Sarley83407/
Sarlej83393/
Scarle83365/
Serles83354/
Sarlie83315/
Serele83223/
Sarlee83158/
Serlie8395/
Sherle8390/
Serley8388/
Sharle8377/
Szerle8376/
Sahrle8370/
Serlez8347/
Serler8332/
Searly8318/
Sarler8313/
Sarlée838/
Serile837/
Serlee837/
Saurle836/
Cearle833/
Serlei833/
Sarlei832/
Seerle831/
Gearle831/
Saarle831/
Searla831/
Jearle831/
Sarleh831/
Soerle831/
Seorle830/
Sierle830/
Siarle830/
Zearle830/
Searleová802/
Scearlett801/
Seaharlee801/
Cearley772,061/
Scherle771,324/
Sherley771,122/
Sharley77565/
Szarlej77451/
Scharle77409/
Seyerle77249/
Sharlet77180/
Zearley77169/
Seraile77148/
Sherles7782/
Sarille7772/
Seerley7772/
Jearlee7762/
Serelle7752/
Shearly7751/
Sherlie7747/
Scarlee7744/
Gearles7739/
Scarley7730/
Szarley7725/
Sarelle7720/
Sejarla7719/
Sayerle7719/
Sharleh7717/
Saurler7717/
Syarlie7716/
Sharlie7716/
Sharles7715/
Sharlei7714/
Sairley7712/
Sheryle779/
Sarlesh778/
Sierles777/
Sherler776/
Seroile775/
Sherile775/
Sauerle775/
Seaorla774/
Shearla774/
Scearli774/
Sharlee773/
Sarlech773/
Sherlee773/
Sierler772/
Sereale772/
Syerley772/
Saraile772/
Serille772/
Sarlles772/
Sgarlle772/
Siarley772/
Jearler772/
Sarlett771/
Saarles771/
Cearles771/
Jearley771/
Shuerle771/
Shierle771/
Sherlet771/
Searlis771/
Settrle771/
Serless771/
Serllea771/
Sharler771/
Sharyle771/
Gearleh771/
Serrile771/
Sherleh771/
Sareale771/
Serhile771/
Szerlej771/
Sarhile771/
Serlett771/
Gearley770/
Siarles770/
Sierley770/
Seerles770/
Seurles770/
Sarglie770/
Saurley770/
Shcerle770/
Jearles770/
Serleds770/
Sarrile770/
Saurrle770/
Seorles770/
Seatthrlee752/
Carle7314,958/
Sarli734,515/
Sarla733,163/
Gerle731,199/
Serli73776/
Zerle73500/
Serla73426/
Serly73187/
Sarly73116/
Cerle7396/
Zarle7391/
Jarle7375/
Sirle7340/
Jerle7324/
Sarlé7315/
Serlé7311/
Syrle732/
Srele731/
Šarle731/
Šerle731/
Sarjl731/
Schierle71939/
Scharler71721/
Scheerle71350/
Scheurle71270/
Scharley71150/
Seraille71121/
Serilles71115/
Jeharlee7196/
Scherlie7181/
Scherrle7148/
Scheirle7134/
Schuerle7131/
Scherley7131/
Scherlet7127/
Chearles7117/
Serraile7116/
Sharlett7116/
Saarleht7115/
Seherler7114/
Scarelle7114/
Sherelle7112/
Serelles7112/
Seejarla7111/
Serillet7110/
Scharlee718/
Sharlhey717/
Scharlei717/
Sherille716/
Sairless715/
Sheirley715/
Gehyarle715/
Cearelle715/
Sowerley714/
Sereille714/
Chearley714/
Saraille714/
Saharlee714/
Sharelle713/
Serrille713/
Shejarla713/
Sherryle713/
Sherlley713/
Chearlee713/
Schoerle712/
Sarraile712/
Shierley712/
Serielle712/
Sherrile712/
Sherlles712/
Sarilles711/
Sarrelle711/
Sarrille711/
Cearleys711/
Jsharles711/
Scharlie711/
Schearli711/
Shetrele711/
Serrless711/
Serrlley711/
Shareele711/
Shearlis711/
Shearlla711/
Geyarlee711/
Ceharlie711/
Searelli711/
Sharlieh711/
Shiarley711/
Sarielle711/
Scharlej711/
Seargill711/
Sergille711/
Sarelles711/
Sherylle711/
Scherile711/
Siarelle711/
Sharleet711/
Zhearlee711/
Sherless710/
Sherlett710/
Schaurle710/
Gearless710/
Sherrele710/
Saurille710/
Sherrlet710/
Scherele710/
Carley679,589/
Sarail673,991/
Sherla673,644/
Charle673,491/
Sherly671,327/
Sergel67874/
Scheuerle67686/
Sarlis67651/
Seerla67575/
Sirles67524/
Cerles67433/
Carlee67377/
Gerlei67363/
Sarlia67308/
Gerler67303/
Serraille67296/
Jarles67292/
Jarlet67270/
Sherli67268/
Jerles67260/
Zarley67255/
Sarraille67253/
Cerlet67217/
Sharla67216/
Sierla67205/
Gerlee67183/
Sereal67181/
Syerly67170/
Szarla67169/
Sarlay67152/
Jarley67145/
Serlis67145/
Sarlai67119/
Sharly67116/
Carrle67115/
Zarlee67109/
Zierle6799/
Saarla6796/
Gerles6778/
Sharli6778/
Zerler6778/
Seirli6775/
Gerley6775/
Sergil6775/
Sareal6767/
Sargil6764/
Shirle6758/
Sirlei6757/
Sargel6754/
Sirley6753/
Szerla6753/
Zerrle6751/
Sirlee6751/
Suerli6750/
Serail6750/
Sirile6745/
Jarlee6743/
Szyrle6743/
Şarlea6742/
Zerlee6740/
Scheyerle6739/
Syerli6738/
Cearly6737/
Gerlej6737/
Sarrailhe6731/
Sarlui6726/
Cherle6724/
Giarle6724/
Gehrle6724/
Serhel6723/
Siarli6721/
Syarli6720/
Sirlea6720/
Jerlei6720/
Saurla6719/
Jerley6719/
Sarloy6718/
Serlly6718/
Scharlepp6718/
Gerlet6716/
Scarli6715/
Sareil6715/
Zerley6715/
Sarlio6715/
Szrele6715/
Zarler6715/
Sarlaj6713/
Serlia6712/
Syrles6712/
Scherelle6712/
Sirlet6711/
Sereul6711/
Serlla6710/
Sherrille6710/
Sirele6710/
Šarlej6710/
Serlui679/
Sarlla679/
Gierle679/
Soerli678/
Sarlya677/
Zearly677/
Sireal677/
Zerlie677/
Schauerle677/
Gerlez677/
Syarly676/
Zerles676/
Seerli675/
Cerley675/
Sarhil675/
Cerile674/
Carlle674/
Şearlă674/
Jharle673/
Sheargill673/
Sierly673/
Serlay673/
Serliy673/
Seerly673/
Jarler673/
Caarle673/
Sgarli673/
Serrelles672/
Zharle672/
Jerlee672/
Sarlaa672/
Sarlli672/
Sarloa672/
Jarled672/
Zarlie672/
Sirler672/
Serlai672/
Zaerle672/
Serhil672/
Sarlit672/
Saruil672/
Cerele672/
Syrile672/
Srelee672/
Scherlley672/
Sairly671/
Sajrla671/
Sarlgi671/
Sarliy671/
Saroil671/
Caurle671/
Cerlie671/
Zarles671/
Scheerlee671/
Scherrler671/
Sherrelle671/
Searrella671/
Serlaj671/
Serlha671/
Seirla671/
Sgarrelle671/
Syarla671/
Sauerlead671/
Cerler671/
Zarlea671/
Sirleh671/
Sarılı671/
Zarlei671/
Jarlej671/
Zoerle671/
Sheruille671/
Sarlejova671/
Sareul671/
Schierrle671/
Serlio671/
Gerleć671/
Gerlée671/
Carlej671/
Sarhla671/
Sahrli671/
Scharleth671/
Seorla671/
Serliz671/
Serlli671/
Sarlip671/
Sarloi671/
Sirlhe671/
Soerly671/
Zehrle671/
Ceirle671/
Ceaharlee671/
Gerrle670/
Zuerle670/
Syrley670/
Schaerley670/
Jerlez670/
Scheierle670/
Serlit670/
Scherzlie670/
Scherlett670/
Serlya670/
Scherleth670/
Zarlet670/
Gerlle670/

Searle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Searle in the Arabic language
سيرلsyrl-

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