Utley Surname
Approximately 11,479 people bear this surname
Utley Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Utley (Yorks), the Domesday Utelai, Anglo-Saxon *Ut(t)an-leáh = Ut(t)a’s Lea [the pers. name Ut(t)a (Utta was the name of a priest—abbot of Gateshead—mentioned more than once in Beda’s 'Hist. Eccl.’) is prob. from Old English ýtan (base út, out), to expel, banish] I cannot trace that there has been any confusion with Otley.
Read More About This SurnameUtley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,811 | 1:36,944 | 4,583 |
| England | 834 | 1:66,808 | 7,745 |
| Israel | 424 | 1:20,183 | 3,007 |
| Australia | 136 | 1:198,498 | 19,506 |
| Canada | 123 | 1:299,558 | 27,752 |
| New Zealand | 47 | 1:96,347 | 13,070 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:123,781 | 9,267 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Iceland | 11 | 1:34,554 | 2,447 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 492 | 1:49,543 | 6,061 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,934 | 1:25,966 | 3,194 |
Utley (68) may also be a first name.
Utley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Utley (Yorks), the Domesday Utelai, Anglo-Saxon *Ut(t)an-leáh = Ut(t)a’s Lea [the pers. name Ut(t)a (Utta was the name of a priest—abbot of Gateshead—mentioned more than once in Beda’s 'Hist. Eccl.’) is prob. from Old English ýtan (base út, out), to expel, banish] I cannot trace that there has been any confusion with Otley.
(English) One who came from Utley (outer wood or meadow), in Yorkshire; dweller at the outer meadow or wood.
User-submitted Reference
Based on the Anglo-Saxon, ley, which means 'field'. So Utley means 'Uts-field'.
- geoffuUtley Demographics
Average Utley Salary in
United States
$43,409 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Utley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Utley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Utley is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Utley? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 45,214th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 634,859 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Utley are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 68 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 9,811 people, or 1 in 36,944. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in 25 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent reside and Israel, where 4 percent reside.
Utley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Utley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Utley surname rose 507 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 357 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Utley Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Utley are 11.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58% registered with the political party.
The amount Utley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.42% more than the national average, earning R 314,676 per year; in United States they earn 0.6% more than the national average, earning $43,409 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.15% less than the national average, earning $47,621 CAD per year.
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Utley Reference & Research
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