Topley Surname
Approximately 1,978 people bear this surname
Topley Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the Upper Meadow; or the Hill-Meadow [Old English topp, a summit+ leáh (Middle English ley), a meadow] There are a Topley in Shropshire and a Topley Pike in Derbyshire.
Topley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,076 | 1:51,783 | 6,380 |
| United States | 343 | 1:1,056,732 | 77,214 |
| South Africa | 168 | 1:322,486 | 30,363 |
| Canada | 136 | 1:270,923 | 25,472 |
| Northern Ireland | 102 | 1:18,089 | 2,301 |
| Australia | 40 | 1:674,893 | 46,030 |
| Guernsey | 29 | 1:2,222 | 539 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:214,153 | 11,205 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 48 | 1:92,289 | 6,115 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 418 | 1:58,314 | 6,866 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 138 | 1:363,904 | 27,584 |
Topley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the Upper Meadow; or the Hill-Meadow [Old English topp, a summit+ leáh (Middle English ley), a meadow] There are a Topley in Shropshire and a Topley Pike in Derbyshire.
From Topcliffe; a location name in Yorkshire.
Topley Demographics
Topley Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Topley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Topley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Topley is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Topley? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 209,010th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,684,300 people. Topley is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Topley live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.
This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 1,076 people, or 1 in 51,783. In England Topley is mostly concentrated in: Derbyshire, where 16 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 11 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Beside England this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.
Topley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Topley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Topley last name rose 257 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 249 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 417 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Topley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Topley surname is predominantly Anglican (79%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Topley surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Topley earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 13.25% less than the national average, earning R 206,160 per year; in United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.71% more than the national average, earning $55,998 CAD per year.
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