Torley Surname

426,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 810 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Torley Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish Toirdhealbhach (son —genit.-form MacToir- dhealbhaigh) [Irish tóir, aid, help+dealbhach, ingenious, inventive; handsome]

Torley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2311:23,1772,598
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
England1341:415,80628,295
Australia791:341,71828,950
Northern Ireland651:28,3853,035
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Ireland151:313,92910,911
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland331:134,2387,606
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland471:79,6434,400
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

The alternate forms: Törley (29) are calculated separately.

Torley (30) may also be a first name.

Torley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish Toirdhealbhach (son —genit.-form MacToir- dhealbhaigh) [Irish tóir, aid, help+dealbhach, ingenious, inventive; handsome]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Toirdealbhaigh Mainly found in Cos. Armagh and Down. This name is also occasionally anglicized Terence and Terry, q.v. IF 106

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Torley Last Name Facts

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

Torley occurs more in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Törley. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Torley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 426,610th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,996,970 people. Torley occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Torley live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent given name globally It is held by 30 people.

The last name Torley is most common in Scotland, where it is carried by 231 people, or 1 in 23,177. In Scotland Torley is mostly concentrated in: East Lothian, where 18 percent are found, North Lanarkshire, where 17 percent are found and South Lanarkshire, where 13 percent are found. Besides Scotland it occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.

Torley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Torley has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Torley last name grew 491 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 216 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 893 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 55 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Torley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Torley surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Torley are 14.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Torley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 15.11% more than the national average, earning R 273,552 per year; in United States they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning $44,598 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning $52,765 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Törley9429/
Thorley926,386/
Torlley921/
Tourley920/
Torle9189/
Torly916/
Thorlley861/
Torilley860/
Turley8322,423/
Tarley832,773/
Torlet83497/
Tourle83433/
Torlay83340/
Torlee8337/
Torlie8329/
Terley8327/
Torlea8320/
Torlue8318/
Torler8316/
Torlei8316/
Tourly8316/
Thorle8310/
Torles837/
Torloe832/
Torlée832/
Torleh831/
Torleu831/
Torlae831/
Thorelley801/
Thurley771,389/
Torelly77170/
Tourlet77129/
Thorlet7762/
Tourlay7749/
Torelle7749/
Thoerle7717/
Thorlay7716/
Terleey7715/
Thorlie7712/
Torille7712/
Tourles779/
Tharley772/
Tarleyo772/
Torleij772/
Therley772/
Turrley771/
Torlets771/
Turleys771/
Tarrley771/
Thorles771/
Tarlley771/
Torleah771/
Torless771/
Torlepp771/
Thorleh771/
Torlles771/
Tourlue771/
Torrler770/
Tuorles770/
Tourlie770/
Tourlee770/
Turlley770/
Tarle733,899/
Turle73604/
Torla73452/
Terle73278/
Torli73129/
Tarly7359/
Türle7351/
Turly7350/
Torlá732/
Tourelle71230/
Torrelle7173/
Thorelle7168/
Tourille7141/
Torrelly7119/
Torelles716/
Torielle711/
Tharleys711/
Thorlech710/
Torrelles673,763/
Tarlue672,422/
Turlea671,788/
Turlej671,220/
Tarlet67724/
Torlai67688/
Tarlea67511/
Turlay67416/
Turlet67352/
Tarloe67240/
Turlei67157/
Tharle67149/
Tarlie67148/
Thorla67144/
Torlah67123/
Tourli67115/
Tarlay67105/
Thorli6797/
Turler6786/
Terlea6778/
Tarler6777/
Tarlee6773/
Turloy6745/
Târlea6744/
Tourla6743/
Turles6737/
Tarloy6735/
Tarleh6727/
Thörle6726/
Turlyi6714/
Terlay6712/
Torrellez6712/
Tarlei6711/
Terhle678/
Törlei678/
Thurle676/
Therle676/
Tarleu675/
Teurle675/
Turliy674/
Tarles674/
Tarlej673/
Tarlle673/
Tuorla673/
Terlee672/
Torlia672/
Torlla672/
Tarlez672/
Tourelles672/
Tourrelle672/
Thourille672/
Tharly671/
Turrle671/
Turlie671/
Tarluy671/
Tarlly671/
Torlat671/
Torlou671/
Turleh671/
Tarrle671/
Torrellys671/
Torlad671/
Torlli671/
Torlap671/
Tharlleys671/
Terlle671/
Thurly670/
Turlly670/
Toerrelle670/
Turlee670/
Terrle670/

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