Thirley Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Thirley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thirley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:2,932,529101,561
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Thirley (47) may also be a first name.

Thirley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thirley occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thirley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Thirley are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in British Isles. Thirley is also the 1,467,136th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 47 people.

The last name Thirley is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England Thirley is most numerous in: Essex, where 53 percent live, Greater London, where 37 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 5 percent live. Besides England this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent live and Liberia, where 4 percent live.

Thirley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thirley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Thirley surname declined 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thirley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thierley9323/
Thirlley930/
Tirley926/
Thirly923/
Thirle920/
Thurley861,389/
Tirleey8624/
Therley862/
Tierley862/
Tirleya861/
Tairley860/
Thirlay860/
Tirle83416/
Tirly830/
Thirllie800/
Turley7722,423/
Tirlea771,480/
Tirler77126/
Tirlet7794/
Tirloy7776/
Tirles7758/
Tirlie7733/
Terley7727/
Therle776/
Thurle776/
Tierle776/
Thirla774/
Treley771/
Tjrley771/
Therly770/
Teirle770/
Tirilly71672/
Thearle71452/
Thürler71205/
Thurloy71121/
Terleey7115/
Thirlla7113/
Tirelle7111/
Therler713/
Thesrle713/
Tirletz712/
Tearley712/
Therlei711/
Therlue711/
Thirlat711/
Therlay711/
Tetrley711/
Turrley711/
Thurlie710/
Tirllet710/
Turlley710/
Tuerley710/
Tirla671,375/
Turle67604/
Tirli67313/
Terle67278/
Türle6751/
Terly6722/
Trele678/
Tirelles676/
Therlayi671/
Thurille671/
Tyrle670/
Thurlowe670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thirley
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