Whitely Surname

133,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Whitely 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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Whitely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9121:189,57118,800
Jamaica7371:3,894545
England2501:222,87218,741
Canada2211:166,72216,788
Australia2041:132,33214,365
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6291:38,7534,964
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9841:51,0355,781

Whitely (23) may also be a first name.

Whitely 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

(English) One who came from Whitleigh (white wood), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

Whitely Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whitely occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Whitely.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitely? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 133,427th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,156,717 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Whitely reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 23 people.

The surname Whitely is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,912 people, or 1 in 189,571. In The United States Whitely is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States Whitely exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 22 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Whitely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whitely has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Whitely surname expanded 194 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whitely Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Whitely last name is primarily Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Whitely last name are 11.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.04% being registered with the political party.

The amount Whitely earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $41,076 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.92% more than the national average, earning $51,629 CAD per year.

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