Tomley Surname

670,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Tomley Surname Definition:

A metathetic form of Tolmle, q.v.

Tomley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2041:273,12821,453
Australia1491:181,17918,282
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Wales131:238,04114,239
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Tomley (14) may also be a first name.

Tomley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A metathetic form of Tolmle, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tomley Last Name Facts

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

Tomley occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tomley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 670,508th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,339,789 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Tomley live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles. Tomley is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name internationally, held by 14 people.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 273,128. In England Tomley is most numerous in: Shropshire, where 54 percent reside, Merseyside, where 19 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 5 percent reside. Not including England this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Tomley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tomley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Tomley surname rose 329 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 315 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tomley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tomley last name are 6.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.94% registered with the political party.

Tomley earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $45,487 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thomley92966/
Toomley921/
Tuomley920/
Tomle9119/
Tomly9114/
Thomlley861/
Tomelley860/
Thomle8365/
Tomlay8354/
Tomlet8325/
Tonley8317/
Tamley8316/
Tomlje8314/
Tomler8314/
Temley8311/
Tomleh831/
Tomlie831/
Tomleu831/
Toumly830/
Toomly830/
Tomles830/
Tumley830/
Teemley7748/
Tounley776/
Thomler773/
Toonley772/
Tomlett771/
Thonley771/
Toumlee771/
Tumleya771/
Thumley771/
Tomelly771/
Tamleys771/
Toumleu771/
Tomlets771/
Tonnley770/
Toomles770/
Tamle73245/
Tomla73227/
Tonle73218/
Temle7374/
Tamly7352/
Tumle7316/
Tonly7310/
Tomli733/
Tomlá732/
Tomlý731/
Tumly730/
Tommelle711/
Tommelly711/
Tamleh671,499/
Tonleu671,390/
Toomla67272/
Tumler67205/
Tanley67203/
Tamles67147/
Tonlay67133/
Tonleh67103/
Tamler67101/
Thomüller6753/
Tamleu6725/
Tomlah6715/
Tonloy6714/
Toumla6711/
Tamlee6711/
Tomlha677/
Tonlea676/
Toumli675/
Tumlay674/
Thamle673/
Tamlay673/
Tomlis673/
Tonlet672/
Tonlee672/
Tounly672/
Tumlee671/
Tamloy671/
Tonliy671/
Tuomla671/
Tonnly671/
Tomlai671/
Toimla671/
Tamlet671/
Tamlei671/
Tonluy670/
Tonler670/
Tomlit670/
Tumleu670/

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