Searls Surname

188,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,249 people bear this surname

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

Searls Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Serle (armor).

Searls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0871:173,67517,470
Australia451:599,90442,958
Canada441:837,40065,151
England431:1,295,76958,667
Ireland131:362,22614,761
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9601:52,3115,905

Searls Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Serle (armor).

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

Searls Last Name Facts

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

The last name Searls has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Searls? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 188,085th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,240,349 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Searls live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,087 people, or 1 in 173,675. In The United States Searls is primarily found in: Ohio, where 15 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and West Virginia, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Searls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Searls has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Searls surname grew 217 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 58 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 48 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Searls Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Searls surname are 9.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.02% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Searls earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.12% less than the national average, earning $43,099 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.34% more than the national average, earning $52,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Searles9210,577/
Searels9258/
Shearls9232/
Searlse920/
Searlls920/
Serls91138/
Sarls911/
Searless8618/
Scearles864/
Shearles860/
Searlles860/
Searrles860/
Sarles831,341/
Sarels83398/
Serles83354/
Sarlls83123/
Sairls8354/
Jearls8347/
Sherls8336/
Serels8316/
Sharls839/
Scarls831/
Gearls831/
Serlls830/
Serils830/
Seurls830/
Seorls830/
Seirls830/
Serrels77148/
Sarrels77145/
Scarles77111/
Sherles7782/
Gearles7739/
Sherels7731/
Sariols7721/
Seriols7721/
Sharles7715/
Sarlese7713/
Sierles777/
Sheirls775/
Chearls775/
Serlese774/
Sarlles772/
Saarles771/
Cearles771/
Gearels771/
Scerels771/
Shiarls771/
Sherlls771/
Sereels771/
Serless771/
Saerles771/
Siarles770/
Seerles770/
Scharls770/
Seurles770/
Jearles770/
Scherls770/
Serrils770/
Sarells770/
Seorles770/
Carls733,345/
Sirls73491/
Gerls7395/
Jerls7369/
Syrls733/
Jarls732/
Serroels71186/
Serilles71115/
Scharles7175/
Sarrells7133/
Sherrils7129/
Chearles7117/
Syahrils7116/
Serelles7112/
Sairless715/
Scarless713/
Sherlles712/
Sarilles711/
Jearells711/
Jsharles711/
Scheerls711/
Scherels711/
Serrless711/
Sehrills711/
Sarelles711/
Sherless710/
Sherrels710/
Sherills710/
Serrells710/
Gearless710/
Carles6710,307/
Charls671,866/
Carels671,853/
Sirles67524/
Cerles67433/
Gehrls67344/
Jarles67292/
Jerles67260/
Caarls67133/
Jarels67126/
Xarles67126/
Sherrills6779/
Gerles6778/
Serlez6747/
Jerels6735/
Cherls6721/
Gerels6715/
Syrles6712/
Sergilles6712/
Gierls6711/
Jarlås6710/
Zerles676/
Gerils676/
Jarlsø676/
Sirels674/
Shirls674/
Gerhls673/
Sharrills673/
Sherrells673/
Carlss673/
Serrelles672/
Jeirls671/
Zarles671/
Carlls671/
Serrroels671/
Syrels670/
Sherlz670/
Sharlz670/

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Searls
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