Staley Surname

20,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

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.

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Staley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,4301:15,4701,963
England2,0961:26,5833,628
Canada5821:63,3097,402
Australia4181:64,5837,740
Wales831:37,2843,678
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
France31:22,140,907385,998
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guam11:160,1214,893
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9681:25,1813,480
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2811:11,7311,520

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.

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

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Staveley (wood where staves were obtained), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A location name in Cheshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stahley921,270/
Stalley921,103/
Stailey92754/
Stealey92647/
Statley9271/
Stayley9220/
Stauley925/
Staleys922/
Staeley921/
Staleey921/
Staleya921/
Stasley920/
Staley-920/
Sthaley920/
Staliey920/
Stale91505/
Staly9197/
Staehley862/
Stattley861/
Staileys861/
Steatley860/
Staisley860/
Steahley860/
Stalleey860/
Stealley860/
Stautley860/
Stahleey860/
Stahle831,136/
Stahly831,090/
Stealy83170/
Stiley83162/
Stalea83161/
Steley83156/
Stoley83142/
Stalle83102/
Stalie83101/
Staler8393/
Stally8385/
Staely8371/
Stales8354/
Stalge8347/
Stayle8345/
Statle8336/
Stalet8323/
Steale8321/
Stalee8319/
Staile8315/
Sthaly8312/
Staale8311/
Staily839/
Staele837/
Staïly837/
Stalay835/
Stalye835/
Staleh835/
Stalei833/
Shtale832/
Shtaly832/
Staluy831/
Sthale831/
Stalez831/
Stalhe831/
Staliy831/
Staleu831/
Stalje831/
Staule831/
Stayly830/
Staloy830/
Stauly830/
Statler773,637/
Staller772,744/
Steeley771,460/
Staehle771,261/
Stolley771,111/
Stehley77284/
Staehly77161/
Stahlie77122/
Stalets77121/
Stalehe7764/
Stayler7752/
Steahly7740/
Steahle7726/
Staahle7722/
Stailer779/
Sthaler778/
Stayles777/
Staleup776/
Shtaler775/
Stealer774/
Stealay773/
Staless773/
Staelly773/
Staaløy773/
Stotley772/
Stooley772/
Staliya772/
Staylee772/
Stalles772/
Stalaya772/
Stallet772/
Stayile772/
Steiley771/
Sttealy771/
Stojley771/
Stholey771/
Staelhe771/
Stahlei771/
Stailes771/
Staleap771/
Stalher771/
Stalych771/
Statlee771/
Statles771/
Stautle771/
Steales771/
Stohley771/
Staileh771/
Stalaye771/
Staelle771/
Staille771/
Stheley771/
Stauler770/
Stahles770/
Staylie770/
Stattle770/
Stathle770/
Stalhue770/
Sthalle770/
Stauely770/
Stahale770/
Stailee770/
Stahlet770/
Staleud770/
Staules770/
Steally770/
Stala732,137/
Stile731,701/
Stele73979/
Stali73629/
Stole73604/
Stoly73134/
Stalé7310/
Ztale737/
Stäle731/
Stalj731/
Stadtler711,051/
Stattler71188/
Stoutley7158/
Shtaller7129/
Stautler718/
Stahller716/
Sthaliya711/
Sthaller711/
Statelle711/
Stottley711/
Sztahler711/
Sztatler711/
Stolleys711/
Stuitley710/
Stalleup710/
Stattles710/
Stahlhet710/
Stuelley710/
Sthehley710/
Steelley710/
Steitley710/
Stealler710/
Steele67167,680/
Stolle6711,107/
Stehle679,160/
Steely672,194/
Stelea672,064/
Stähle671,847/
Staili671,720/
Stoler671,437/
Stalla671,236/
Sthole67849/
Stehly67719/
Shtele67545/
Stoyle67508/
Staali67437/
Stahli67422/
Stolee67267/
Staliś67253/
Staila67249/
Steily67208/
Stiele67153/
Stahla67150/
Stolly67149/
Stalis67137/
Stoole67136/
Stiely67135/
Stalha67126/
Stihle67110/
Stolea6793/
Stalli6774/
Stalas6774/
Stoles6769/
Stalio6766/
Steile6757/
Stähly6757/
Sthele6748/
Stolet6742/
Stalaj6739/
Stoele6736/
Staula6732/
Stohle6724/
Stolyi6721/
Stalij6718/
Stotle6715/
Shtali6714/
Shtole6712/
Stolez6712/
Sztole6712/
Steïly6711/
Stelhy6711/
Stalia6710/
Steali679/
Shtala678/
Stoliy677/
Shtile677/
Stelee675/
Staïli675/
Stolie674/
Sthali674/
Stoile674/
Stateller674/
Sttali673/
Sttele673/
Sthala673/
Steleh673/
Steadtler673/
Stallé673/
Stéhly673/
Stolyt673/
Stooly672/
Steloy672/
Stayli672/
Chtale672/
Stolhe672/
Staalhoej672/
Stuele672/
Stalii671/
Stelay671/
Steliy671/
Stoely671/
Stolay671/
Stolue671/
Stoule671/
Staela671/
Staeli671/
Stalui671/
Steala671/
Stolge671/
Stáhly671/
Stilea671/
Stalgi671/
Stallè671/
Sztele671/
Sztala671/
Sthile671/
Sttely671/
Staliz671/
Sthayller671/
Stotly670/
Stuily670/
Stelie670/
Stahlheet670/
Staudtler670/
Stoloe670/

Staley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Staley in the Arabic language
ستاليstaly-

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