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

Thirley is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thirley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Thirley reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 47 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Essex, where 53 percent reside, Greater London, where 37 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 5 percent reside. Excluding England it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent reside and Liberia, where 4 percent reside.

Thirley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thirley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Thirley last name declined 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thirley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Thirley surname 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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