Staley Surname
Approximately 26,866 people bear this surname
Staley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Staley,' now a parish called Staleybridge, near Ashton-under-Lyne, formerly Staveley, a common local name; v. Staveley.
Robert de Stavelegh, or Staley, 1389: East Cheshire.
Read More About This SurnameStaley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,430 | 1:15,470 | 1,963 |
| England | 2,096 | 1:26,583 | 3,628 |
| Canada | 582 | 1:63,309 | 7,402 |
| Australia | 418 | 1:64,583 | 7,740 |
| Wales | 83 | 1:37,284 | 3,678 |
| South Africa | 45 | 1:1,203,949 | 68,637 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Isle of Man | 11 | 1:7,802 | 1,618 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 968 | 1:25,181 | 3,480 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:112,030 | 4,740 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,281 | 1:11,731 | 1,520 |
Staley (1,103) may also be a first name.
Staley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Staley,' now a parish called Staleybridge, near Ashton-under-Lyne, formerly Staveley, a common local name; v. Staveley.
Robert de Stavelegh, or Staley, 1389: East Cheshire.
Thomas de Staveley, 1400: ibid.
Ralph Staveley, or Staley: ibid.
1608. Baptised — John, s. Richard Staley: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(English) belonging to Staley (-Bridge), Chesh., 14th cent. Stavelegh, Staveley = the Stave-Lea (i.e. a meadow enclosed by staves: cp. ‘Hedgeley’) [Old English stæf + leáh]
(English) One who came from Staveley (wood where staves were obtained), the name of several places in England.
A location name in Cheshire.
User-submitted Reference
Staley is the Americanized version of the surname, Stahli, a German surname. The family lived in the Mohawk Valley, New York, but were originally from Bottenbach, Sudwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Johann Hans Dietrich Stahli (father of John Jacob Staley, 1754-1811) was born here on August 17, 1727.
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Staley Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Staley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Staley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Staley (Arabic: ستالي) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Staley? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 20,352nd most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 271,255 people. The surname Staley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Staley live; 82 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. Staley is also the 240,234th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 1,103 people.
It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 23,430 people, or 1 in 15,470. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 9 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Staley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Staley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Staley surname increased 547 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 593 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Staley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Staley last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Staley surname are 18.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.24% registered with the party.
The amount Staley earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 26.05% more than the national average, earning R 299,544 per year; in United States they earn 3.86% less than the national average, earning $41,483 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.6% more than the national average, earning $54,452 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Staley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Staley in the Arabic language | ||
| ستالي | staly | - |
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