Sofley Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

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

Sofley Surname Definition:

SOFFLEY: A lazy pronunciation of Softlaw, which see, which has become a separate surname. James Softly was a weaver in Edinburgh, 1638 (Edinb, Marr,). Roger Safely was charged with having purchased the wife of John Gilkers, indweller in the College of Nithsdale, for a groat in 1663 (RPS.

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Sofley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Northern Ireland491:37,6543,578
England231:2,422,52489,093
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Guyana11:762,22114,420
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Sofley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SOFFLEY: A lazy pronunciation of Softlaw, which see, which has become a separate surname. James Softly was a weaver in Edinburgh, 1638 (Edinb, Marr,). Roger Safely was charged with having purchased the wife of John Gilkers, indweller in the College of Nithsdale, for a groat in 1663 (RPS., 3. ser. I, p. 405). William Soflay of Holme in record, 1680 (Inquis., 6232), and Roger Saflay of Holme, who signed the Test in 1684 (RPC., 5. ser. X, p. 226) is probably the Roger Sofflaw of Holm, 1701 (Dumfries). Margaret Saffley in Crossmeikle, 1701 (Kirkcudbright), Thomas Sofflaw in Woodhouse of Colvend, 1736, and George Soffley of Fell, 1800 (Dumfries).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Sofley Last Name Facts

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

Sofley occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sofley is the 1,364,059th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. Sofley is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Sofley live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 4,314,987. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 46 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Maryland, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Sofley is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 30 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Sofley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sofley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 280 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 767 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sofley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sofley surname are 15.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sofley earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $44,581 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soufley921/
Sofly910/
Safley83841/
Soufle839/
Soflee837/
Cofley834/
Jofley834/
Sefley831/
Sodfly831/
Soflei831/
Soufly831/
Soffle830/
Saufley77370/
Souffle77199/
Shafley77157/
Shofler77154/
Souflet7765/
Sofflet7755/
Scoflea7742/
Soffler7732/
Saffley7717/
Shefley7716/
Souflee7713/
Zoefley7711/
Shoflay772/
Shoefly772/
Souflée772/
Soufler771/
Soflaie771/
Soflesh770/
Seffley770/
Chofley770/
Souflly770/
Sefle73141/
Sofla7394/
Safly7379/
Sofli7355/
Safle7315/
Cofle735/
Jofle735/
Soufflet711,969/
Shoufler71125/
Shoffler71122/
Shaffley7111/
Sheefley715/
Schofler713/
Schafley711/
Shoflerr711/
Shoofler711/
Shoufles711/
Schoffle711/
Soufflee711/
Souffleu711/
Sofflett711/
Schoflet711/
Sheffley710/
Shepfley710/
Showfler710/
Schoufle710/
Souflett710/
Sofleiss710/
Sohffler710/
Schefley710/
Shaufley710/
Schoefle710/
Soufli67875/
Saffle67682/
Coofle67169/
Souffleux67122/
Schoffler67121/
Soflau6787/
Shafly6781/
Chofle6767/
Schoepfle6762/
Soufla6751/
Soflah6725/
Safles6725/
Scheffley6718/
Soffli6718/
Soflou6717/
Cafley6713/
Shouffler677/
Shafle676/
Coffle675/
Joofle675/
Seflei674/
Satfle673/
Saflya673/
Safler672/
Coflea672/
Soflai672/
Saflee672/
Saffly671/
Joufle671/
Joufly671/
Zsefle671/
Soufflett671/
Sofillett671/
Safled671/
Saflet671/
Säffle671/
Schoflest671/
Jofler671/
Shefle670/
Shofflett670/
Siefle670/
Scafly670/
Shoifless670/
Schoeffle670/
Soflis670/
Sepfle670/
Coflee670/

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