Wiley Surname
Approximately 70,363 people bear this surname
Wiley Surname Definition:
This is a numerous and predominantly Ulster surname and one which, despite a fall in the country's population in the last hundred years has increased in numbers rather than decreased during that time.
In 1865 fifty-five births were registered for Wylie, Wiley and Wyley, 54 of which were in Ulster (mainly Counties Antrim, Armagh and Tyrone); in 1890 there were 51 births registered for Wylie, Wiley, Wilie and Wily, 49 in Ulster, chiefly in Co.
Read More About This SurnameWiley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 65,201 | 1:5,559 | 645 |
| Canada | 1,686 | 1:21,854 | 2,995 |
| England | 1,327 | 1:41,988 | 5,377 |
| Australia | 1,115 | 1:24,211 | 3,321 |
| Ireland | 249 | 1:18,911 | 1,998 |
| New Zealand | 166 | 1:27,279 | 4,764 |
| Mexico | 93 | 1:1,334,690 | 15,285 |
| Germany | 63 | 1:1,277,864 | 81,414 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Israel | 36 | 1:237,712 | 22,042 |
| Northern Ireland | 26 | 1:70,963 | 5,105 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 19 | 1:71,788 | 5,445 |
| Venezuela | 16 | 1:1,887,755 | 23,347 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 345 | 1:12,840 | 1,721 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 707 | 1:34,477 | 4,512 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,787 | 1:3,642 | 438 |
Wiley (12,861) may also be a first name.
Wiley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This is a numerous and predominantly Ulster surname and one which, despite a fall in the country's population in the last hundred years has increased in numbers rather than decreased during that time.
In 1865 fifty-five births were registered for Wylie, Wiley and Wyley, 54 of which were in Ulster (mainly Counties Antrim, Armagh and Tyrone); in 1890 there were 51 births registered for Wylie, Wiley, Wilie and Wily, 49 in Ulster, chiefly in Co. Antrim. The name is English in origin (Bardsley says it is a toponymic, being taken from the village of Wyly in Wiltshire). There was a miller called Richard Wylly of Castletowncooley, north Louth, in 1449, but I have met no evidence to indicate that his descendants survive and are now called Wylie. In Pynnar's Survey of 1618-19 John Wylie is recorded as a lessee on the Fort Cunningham estate; and the families now widespread in the north of Ireland appear to have been introduced at the time of the Plantation of Ulster. Little is heard of them in the seventeenth century, though there are several of the name in the Hearth Money Rolls of Counties Antrim, Tyrone and Donegal, but subsequently the testamentary records of the northern dioceses prove a number of them to have been people of substance. It should be mentioned that O'Wyle occurs twice in the Derry hearth money rolls (1663). If this is to be equated with Wylie the O is probably a clerical error.
The name is to be found also to-day in east Clare, where the form used for it in Irish is Ó hUallaigh (see Howley, supra), but whether there is a traditional basis for this or it is merely guesswork I have been unable to ascertain.
(English) 1 = Wylie, q.v.
2 Wily, Sly . [from Old English wíl, a wile]
An English toponymic which came to Ireland at the time of the Plantation of Ulster at the beginning of the seventeenth century and is now numerous, especially in Co. Antrim. SIF 155
(English) Dweller near a trap or mill; dweller near the Wylye or Wiley (tricky river), a river in Wiltshire; one who came from Wylye, in Wiltshire.
Wiley Demographics
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Wiley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wiley (Arabic: وايلي) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiley? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,084th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 103,571 people. Wiley is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Wiley are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wiley is also the 51,661st most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 12,861 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 65,201 people, or 1 in 5,559. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 8 percent are found, Georgia, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 4 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 76 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Wiley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wiley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 473 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 28 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 367 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 116 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wiley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (70%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Wiley last name are 10.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.69% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wiley earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 16.6% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,168 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.71% less than the national average, earning R 171,780 per year; in United States they earn 4.9% less than the national average, earning $41,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.77% more than the national average, earning $52,055 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wiley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wiley in the Arabic language | ||
| وايلي | wayly | - |
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