Whiteley Surname

29,705th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,018 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whiteley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whiteley' (the white meadow); v. preceding article. There are many places naturally bearing this name. Whitley is a tithing in the parish of Cumnor, Oxfordshire; a hamlet in the parish of St.

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Whiteley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7,3751:7,5551,101
United States6,8981:52,5466,313
Australia1,5721:17,1732,405
Canada7601:48,4815,885
South Africa3331:162,69618,231
Wales2581:11,9941,331
New Zealand2291:19,7743,481
Scotland1541:34,7653,413
Ireland801:58,8623,980
Northern Ireland381:48,5544,148
France371:1,795,209158,669
Jamaica281:102,4984,206
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Chile261:677,55715,745
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Norway131:395,56035,657
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Jersey101:9,9202,003
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,3971:4,516685
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6881:72,9927,828

Whiteley (37) may also be a first name.

Whiteley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whiteley' (the white meadow); v. preceding article. There are many places naturally bearing this name. Whitley is a tithing in the parish of Cumnor, Oxfordshire; a hamlet in the parish of St. Giles, Reading; a chapelry in the parish of Tynemouth, Northumberland; also townships in West Riding of Yorks, &c.

William de Witeleye, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Simon de Whitleghe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1582. William Whitleaye, or Whyteley, Lincolnshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1688. Thomas Whitlee, lighterman, and Mary Ambros: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

(English) Dweller at the White Lea [Old English hwít + leáh (Middle English ley), a meadow, field]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in North and Central England. See also Whittaker.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Townships, hamlets, &c., in cos. Northumberland, Berks, Somerset, Salop, Chester, and York.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon, Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

In 1666, William Whitley was buried in the graveyard of St. John's church, Leeds (Th.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Whiteley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whiteley is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Whiteley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whiteley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whiteley is the 29,705th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 404,459 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Whiteley reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 37 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 7,375 people, or 1 in 7,555. In England Whiteley is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 24 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent are found. Besides England this last name is found in 66 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Whiteley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whiteley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Whiteley surname grew 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,003 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 8,600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 2,000 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Whiteley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Whiteley surname is predominantly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States Whiteley are 12.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Whiteley earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 9.69% less than the national average, earning 312,539 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 38.24% more than the national average, earning R 328,512 per year; in United States they earn 0.5% less than the national average, earning $42,935 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.68% more than the national average, earning $56,976 CAD per year.

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