Weakley Surname
Approximately 5,108 people bear this surname
Weakley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Weekley,' a village near Kettering, Northamptonshire.
1647. Timothy Reyner and Anne Weekely (Bedfordshire): Marriage Lic. (London).
1676. Thomas Weekely and Anne Bishop: Marriage Alleg.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,463 | 1:81,214 | 9,232 |
| South Africa | 206 | 1:262,999 | 26,380 |
| England | 170 | 1:327,753 | 24,219 |
| Australia | 74 | 1:364,807 | 30,412 |
| New Zealand | 55 | 1:82,333 | 11,809 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Guam | 33 | 1:4,852 | 643 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 201 | 1:121,270 | 11,535 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 898 | 1:55,923 | 6,252 |
Weakley (12) may also be a first name.
Weakley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Weekley,' a village near Kettering, Northamptonshire.
1647. Timothy Reyner and Anne Weekely (Bedfordshire): Marriage Lic. (London).
1676. Thomas Weekely and Anne Bishop: Marriage Alleg. (Cant).
1792. Married — Thomas Weekly and Jane Brown: St. George, Hanover Square.
= Weekley, q.v.
(English) Variants of Weekley, q.v.
Probably local, and not referring to want of physical robustness.
Weakley Demographics
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Weakley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weakley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Weakley is most common in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Weakley.
How Common Is The Last Name Weakley? popularity and diffusion
It is the 93,420th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,426,693 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Weakley live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 12 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,463 people, or 1 in 81,214. In The United States Weakley is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 13 percent are found, Tennessee, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
Weakley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Weakley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 497 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 15 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 127 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Weakley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (73%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Weakley last name are 22.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.11% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Weakley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.31% more than the national average, earning R 333,420 per year; in United States they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning $42,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.22% less than the national average, earning $35,164 CAD per year.
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Weakley Reference & Research
Wakeley FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Weakley FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
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