Weekly Surname

574,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Weekly 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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Weekly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3931:195,37515,880
England721:773,86242,299
Jamaica291:98,9644,125
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Nicaragua131:463,1613,580
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1131:215,71116,668
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7721:65,0507,087

Weekly (102) may also be a first name.

Weekly 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Weekley (North- ants), A.D. 956 Wícleáh = the Wick-Lea [v. under Wick, and + Old English leáh, a meadow, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably local, and not referring to want of physical robustness.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Weekly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weekly has its highest incidence in Iran. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Weekly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 574,640th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 13,298,441 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Weekly reside; 72 percent reside in South Asia and 72 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Weekly is also the 935,178th most common first name globally, held by 102 people.

This surname is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 393 people, or 1 in 195,375. In Iran Weekly is most numerous in: Qom Province, where 41 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 28 percent reside and Markazi Province, where 23 percent reside. Apart from Iran it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent reside and Jamaica, where 5 percent reside.

Weekly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Weekly has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Weekly last name decreased 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weekly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (75%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheekly925/
Weakly83657/
Wiekly830/
Wiekley771/
Weayklay7115/
Wiekle679/
Biekley621/
Wienkle620/
Wiekler620/
Bieckley572/
Wienkler571/
Woakilly571/
Byikly5013/
Biekle503/
Weucle501/
Wiekła501/
Wiikla501/
Viekle501/
Ueikle500/
Wiedkeller500/

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Weekly Reference & Research

Weakley 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 Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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