Sudley Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sudley Surname Definition:

A parish in Gloucestershire, whose castle was the principal seat of the family, until their extinction in the elder male line in the XIV. century. They sprang from one Harold, said to have been an illegitimate son of King Harold, although Dugdale asserts that he was the son of Ralph, Earl of Hereford.

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Sudley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Sudley (45) may also be a first name.

Sudley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Gloucestershire, whose castle was the principal seat of the family, until their extinction in the elder male line in the XIV. century. They sprang from one Harold, said to have been an illegitimate son of King Harold, although Dugdale asserts that he was the son of Ralph, Earl of Hereford. He left two sons, John, who adopted the name of De Sudeley, and Robert, who settled at the castle of Ewyas, co. Hereford, and assumed that of De Ewyas.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sudley Last Name Facts

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

Sudley is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sudley? popularity and diffusion

Sudley is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Sudley live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles. Sudley is also the 1,504,468th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 45 people.

It is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England Sudley is most frequent in: Cheshire, where 33 percent live, Greater London, where 33 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account England it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Sudley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sudley has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Sudley last name fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sudleya921/
Shudley920/
Sudly9118/
Sudle9116/
Schudley860/
Shaudley860/
Sudler831,064/
Suddle83154/
Sudlay83131/
Cudley8340/
Judley834/
Sudlue832/
Sudlet831/
Suedle831/
Sudlee831/
Sudloy831/
Saudly830/
Sutdly830/
Shudle830/
Chudley77893/
Suddler7723/
Saudler777/
Shidley775/
Shudler775/
Sudlett773/
Soudler772/
Sudleua771/
Sheudly771/
Szudler771/
Sudelly771/
Sudller771/
Sudliya771/
Shoudly771/
Sgudhle771/
Sudliea771/
Coudley770/
Scuddle770/
Soudles770/
Saudles770/
Sudlowe770/
Sudla73605/
Cudly7348/
Sodly7323/
Cudle736/
Sodle734/
Judle732/
Chuddley7113/
Schudler716/
Shoudlie714/
D'Sudler711/
Shoudler710/
Schuedle710/
Schodley710/
Shuddler710/
Suddleth710/
Schoudle710/
Chaudley710/
Cuddle67562/
Sgudla67449/
Cudlay6754/
Cudlea6732/
Shidle6726/
Coudle6718/
Suddla6717/
Sudlah6714/
Shodle6710/
Shudla6710/
Soodle679/
Sudlai678/
Sudlha674/
Südler673/
Chudly673/
Scudla672/
Shudli671/
Sodlay671/
Jhudle671/
Soudeller671/
Sodleh671/
Saudla671/
Sodlee671/
Sudhla671/
Chudle670/
Judler670/
Soddle670/
Caudly670/

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