Sorley Surname

328,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sorley Surname Definition:

Mac Somhairle A branch of the Scottish clan MacDonald, this was one of the earliest galloglass families to settle in Ulster. SIF 140

Sorley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4041:897,17667,678
Scotland2401:22,3082,535
Canada2231:165,22716,632
England1311:425,32928,711
Australia741:364,80730,412
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Wales41:773,63329,106
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2141:17,4921,853
England241:1,015,64040,589
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Sorley (1,062) may also be a first name.

Sorley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Somhairle A branch of the Scottish clan MacDonald, this was one of the earliest galloglass families to settle in Ulster. SIF 140

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Sorley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sorley (Russian: Сорлей) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sorley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 328,333rd most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,449,156 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Sorley reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 245,583rd most widespread first name globally, held by 1,062 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 404 people, or 1 in 897,176. In The United States Sorley is most frequent in: Texas, where 30 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Indiana, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States Sorley occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 20 percent reside.

Sorley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sorley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sorley surname expanded 1,188 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 546 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sorley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sorley are 18.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sorley earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.99% more than the national average, earning $43,576 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.06% more than the national average, earning $52,195 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shorley92229/
Soorley923/
Sourley921/
Sorle91113/
Sorly918/
Schorley862/
Scourley860/
Shorlley860/
Corley8328,040/
Sorlie83637/
Sarley83407/
Surley83229/
Sorlea83168/
Serley8388/
Sorlet8354/
Sorlei8331/
Shorly8316/
Sorles8310/
Sorlye839/
Sorlee837/
Sorloy836/
Sorlae835/
Zorley832/
Sorleh832/
Sorlle832/
Shorle831/
Sorlay831/
Sourly831/
Sorlya831/
Soerle831/
Soerly831/
Sorhle830/
Chorley773,115/
Shurley771,201/
Sherley771,122/
Sharley77565/
Sorelle77466/
Schorle77461/
Szurley77101/
Seerley7772/
Sorlaeh7760/
Shoorly7755/
Corlley7739/
Scarley7730/
Szarley7725/
Sorrles7711/
Soerlie779/
Sourles778/
Jourley777/
Sorelly774/
Corrley772/
Siarley772/
Corleyy771/
Shorlay771/
Suurley771/
Shorles771/
Suirley771/
Szorlej771/
Sorleah771/
Sorleus771/
Shorlee771/
Soorlie770/
Shorrle770/
Sierley770/
Shorler770/
Soorlet770/
Schorly770/
Shourly770/
Saurley770/
Sorli731,174/
Corle731,165/
Serle73801/
Surle73471/
Sarle73395/
Sarly73116/
Sorla7366/
Surly7342/
Jorle7338/
Zorle7331/
Sorlí7315/
Šorle732/
Sörle732/
Zorly731/
Scharley71150/
Sorrelle71108/
Schorler7158/
Scherley7131/
Schurley7128/
Schorles7122/
Scorelle7112/
Szurleys7111/
Sorillet718/
Sharlhey717/
Schorlee717/
Sorgille713/
Sherlley713/
Schoerle712/
Soorliya711/
Shorelle711/
Serrlley711/
Sarleyah711/
Soirlaya711/
Sorrille711/
Courlley710/
Schorrle710/
Shorless710/
Scorille710/
Carley679,589/
Surles673,191/
Corlay671,929/
Sarles671,341/
Sarlet67740/
Sarlea67492/
Sourla67435/
Sarlej67393/
Scarle67365/
Corluy67343/
Sarlie67315/
Sgorla67298/
Surlej67272/
Zarley67255/
Sarlee67158/
Corlee67154/
Sarlay67152/
Jarley67145/
Surlea67136/
Sharly67116/
Serlie6795/
Sherle6790/
Sharle6777/
Szerle6776/
Sahrle6770/
Sourli6752/
Soorla6752/
Soutrelle6747/
Surlet6737/
Chorle6734/
Sörlie6730/
Sörlei6726/
Souriolle6725/
Shurly6723/
Schorlepp6723/
Scorla6719/
Sarloy6718/
Zorlay6718/
Szurly6715/
Zerley6715/
Sorlat6715/
Sarler6713/
Corleu6713/
Jorlet6713/
Sorrelles678/
Soerli678/
Sarlée678/
Sarlya677/
Serlee677/
Shorli676/
Sorlas676/
Zorlue676/
Saurle676/
Serlay673/
Serliy673/
Serlei673/
Soorli672/
Sorlis672/
Sarlei672/
Sörlle672/
Scherlley672/
Seerle671/
Corrly671/
Saarle671/
Sarliy671/
Coorle671/
Zorles671/
Shurle671/
Jorles671/
Şorlea671/
Şorlei671/
Zoerle671/
Zourle671/
Sourielle671/
Surlie671/
Corlùy671/
Sorleehah671/
Schorlles671/
Sarleh671/
Jorlee671/
Corloy670/
Corlle670/
Schaerley670/
Surlly670/
Sierle670/
Siarle670/
Sarloe670/

Sorley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sorley in the Russian language
Сорлейsorlej-

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