Webley Surname
Approximately 3,740 people bear this surname
Webley Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the Webb’S or Weaver’s Lea [v. under Webb, and + Middle English ley, Old English leáh, a meadow]
Webley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,413 | 1:39,432 | 5,098 |
| United States | 993 | 1:365,014 | 32,471 |
| Jamaica | 487 | 1:5,893 | 746 |
| Australia | 274 | 1:98,524 | 11,165 |
| New Zealand | 188 | 1:24,087 | 4,212 |
| Wales | 169 | 1:18,311 | 1,977 |
| Canada | 84 | 1:438,638 | 38,170 |
| Panama | 32 | 1:122,258 | 4,322 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:178,461 | 9,900 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 598 | 1:40,761 | 5,161 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:62,737 | 3,061 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 64 | 1:784,667 | 49,209 |
Webley (90) may also be a first name.
Webley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the Webb’S or Weaver’s Lea [v. under Webb, and + Middle English ley, Old English leáh, a meadow]
Weobley, a town in Herefordshire.
Webley Demographics
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Webley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Webley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Webley has its highest incidence in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Webley? popularity and diffusion
The last name Webley is the 122,298th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,948,542 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Webley reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,005,046th most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 90 people.
This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 1,413 people, or 1 in 39,432. In England it is most common in: Gloucestershire, where 16 percent live, Greater London, where 15 percent live and Worcestershire, where 11 percent live. Apart from England this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Jamaica, where 13 percent live.
Webley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Webley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Webley last name increased 236 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,552 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 676 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Webley Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Webley last name are 2.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.56% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Webley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.34% more than the national average, earning R 326,364 per year; in United States they earn 2.96% less than the national average, earning $41,873 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.05% more than the national average, earning $57,658 CAD per year.
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