Sloley Surname

453,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Sloley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sloley,' a parish in Norfolk.

Peter de Sloleye, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Sloley, of Norwich, 1420: History of Norfolk.

1577. Robert Slowghileigh, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Sloley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica3391:8,466965
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
England1291:431,92329,000
Canada421:877,27667,671
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Wales71:442,07621,198
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769

Sloley (11) may also be a first name.

Sloley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sloley,' a parish in Norfolk.

Peter de Sloleye, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Sloley, of Norwich, 1420: History of Norfolk.

1577. Robert Slowghileigh, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(English) belonging to Sloley (Norf.: 13th cent. Sloleye) = the SLOE(-tree)-LEA [Old English slá + leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sloley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sloley is held by more people in Jamaica than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sloley.

How Common Is The Last Name Sloley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 453,909th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 9,755,751 people. Sloley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Sloley live; 46 percent live in Caribbean and 46 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 11 people.

This surname is most widely held in Jamaica, where it is borne by 339 people, or 1 in 8,466. In Jamaica Sloley is mostly concentrated in: Cornwall County, where 62 percent reside, Middlesex County, where 21 percent reside and Surrey County, where 17 percent reside. Beside Jamaica this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Sloley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sloley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sloley last name rose 193 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sloley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sloley last name are 25.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 78.57% registered with the party.

The amount Sloley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.36% more than the national average, earning R 428,604 per year; in United States they earn 3.43% less than the national average, earning $41,671 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.63% more than the national average, earning $63,908 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slouley9219/
Slotley920/
Sloly9170/
Slole914/
Sloulley861/
Slouleyi861/
Slolheya861/
Shlole833/
Sloule832/
Slolie831/
Slaley831/
Cloley831/
Slolle830/
Sloyle830/
Sillioley801/
Clolley771/
Ssloule771/
Slatley771/
Sluoler771/
Slelley771/
Slahley770/
Slulley770/
Sloutly770/
Slotles770/
Slotler770/
Slottle770/
Sluyley770/
Slale738/
Slele733/
Slule732/
Zlole732/
Clole731/
Slola731/
Slaly730/
Gilloley7112/
Slottler711/
Slattley710/
Cluley67660/
Gillooley67246/
Sleleh674/
Shlaly674/
Sloula672/
Sleele672/
Slahle671/
Slaule671/
Jloule671/
Shlola671/
Slalie671/
Zlaley671/
Slasle671/
Slaler671/
Gillouley671/
Gillholey670/

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