Sedgley Surname

305,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Sedgley Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Sedge-Lea [Old English secg + leáh (Middle English ley] But the Staffs Sedgley, 13th cent. Seggesley(e, Anglo-Saxon Secges-leáh = Secg’s Lea [the genit. of Old English secg, sword, also warrior + leáh]

Sedgley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6821:81,6989,045
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
Australia1871:144,36215,419
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Wales61:515,75523,171
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Malta11:430,2723,380
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4551:53,5726,432
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

Sedgley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Sedge-Lea [Old English secg + leáh (Middle English ley] But the Staffs Sedgley, 13th cent. Seggesley(e, Anglo-Saxon Secges-leáh = Secg’s Lea [the genit. of Old English secg, sword, also warrior + leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sedgley Last Name Facts

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

Sedgley is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sedgley.

How Common Is The Last Name Sedgley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 305,641st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,886,548 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Sedgley live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 682 people, or 1 in 81,698. In England Sedgley is most common in: West Midlands, where 24 percent are found, Greater London, where 7 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 7 percent are found. Other than England Sedgley exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Sedgley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sedgley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sedgley surname rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 287 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sedgley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sedgley last name are 12.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.15% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sedgley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.14% more than the national average, earning $49,251 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning $54,181 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shedgley930/
Sedgly924/
Sidgley861/
Sodgley860/
Sadgley860/
Sedgler860/
Shedgle860/
Schedgle800/
Sadgly770/
Sadgle770/
Sidgler713/
Sedglach6740/
Zedingle673/
Chidgley672/
Seedglap671/
Zidgler571/
Sitgler570/
Sadgilla531/
Shadghli531/
Sidgilli531/

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