Whitley Surname
Approximately 43,483 people bear this surname
Whitley 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.
Read More About This SurnameWhitley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37,232 | 1:9,735 | 1,176 |
| England | 2,892 | 1:19,266 | 2,749 |
| Australia | 857 | 1:31,500 | 4,192 |
| Canada | 784 | 1:46,997 | 5,748 |
| New Zealand | 372 | 1:12,173 | 2,115 |
| Wales | 274 | 1:11,294 | 1,256 |
| Northern Ireland | 197 | 1:9,366 | 1,515 |
| Jamaica | 194 | 1:14,794 | 1,434 |
| South Africa | 169 | 1:320,578 | 30,241 |
| Scotland | 123 | 1:43,527 | 3,964 |
| Ireland | 114 | 1:41,306 | 3,205 |
| Jersey | 34 | 1:2,918 | 527 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 19 | 1:71,788 | 5,445 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Solomon Islands | 14 | 1:41,431 | 8,080 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 272 | 1:16,286 | 2,027 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,259 | 1:10,790 | 1,652 |
| Wales | 144 | 1:10,892 | 665 |
| Guernsey | 33 | 1:990 | 173 |
| Jersey | 16 | 1:3,243 | 531 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,198 | 1:11,963 | 1,547 |
Whitley (1,699) may also be a first name.
Whitley 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).
(English) Dweller at 1 the White Field or Meadow [Old English hwít + leáh] Simon de Whitleghe.—Soms. Subsidy-Roll, A.D. 1327.
2 the Wheat-Field [Old English hwœte + leáh]
(English) One who came from Whitleigh (white wood), the name of several places in England.
Townships, hamlets, &c., in cos. Northumberland, Berks, Somerset, Salop, Chester, and York.
A location name in Northumberland, Wiltshire, Yorkshire.
In 1666, William Whitley was buried in the graveyard of St. John's church, Leeds (Th.).
Whitley Demographics
Average Whitley Salary in
United States
$40,401 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Whitley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whitley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Whitley is found most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Whitley.
How Common Is The Last Name Whitley? popularity and diffusion
The surname Whitley is the 12,901st most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 167,595 people. The last name Whitley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Whitley reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Whitley is also the 186,470th most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 1,699 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 37,232 people, or 1 in 9,735. In The United States Whitley is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 21 percent reside, Texas, where 13 percent reside and Georgia, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 60 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.
Whitley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Whitley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Whitley last name increased 887 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,367 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 58 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Whitley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Whitley last name are 10.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.93% registered with the political party.
The amount Whitley earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.25% more than the national average, earning 385,006 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.76% more than the national average, earning R 263,208 per year; in United States they earn 6.37% less than the national average, earning $40,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.77% more than the national average, earning $56,028 CAD per year.
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