Windley Surname

132,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Windley Surname Definition:

A location name in Derbyshire.

Windley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2061:164,30616,698
England5731:97,23910,313
Australia3361:80,3449,348
Canada1321:279,13326,131
New Zealand1031:43,9647,284
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Wales61:515,75523,171
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Jamaica51:573,98910,196
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2771:87,9989,205
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2361:212,79118,243

Windley (54) may also be a first name.

Windley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A location name in Derbyshire.

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

Windley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Windley is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Windley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Windley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Windley is the 132,719th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,143,396 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Windley are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 54 people.

The surname Windley is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,206 people, or 1 in 164,306. In The United States Windley is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 26 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and Virginia, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Windley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Windley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 935 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 207 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Windley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Windley are 1.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.81% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Windley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.88% less than the national average, earning $36,729 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.69% less than the national average, earning $47,352 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windle928,433/
Windly926/
Bindley86870/
Waindle8638/
Wendley8631/
Whindle869/
Wimdley863/
Wuindly861/
Windlie861/
Winddle861/
Windlee861/
Windless80219/
Wendlley801/
Windelle801/
Windille801/
Wendle77610/
Bindle77108/
Wyndle7713/
Wndler772/
Wendly771/
Windla770/
Windli770/
Windlj770/
Windleová751/
Windeller751/
Vendley7183/
Bendley7146/
Wendlle7136/
Vindler7126/
Windlas7120/
Windlau717/
Wendlei713/
Wenddle711/
Wyndler711/
Wendlys711/
Wendleh710/
Waendly710/
Bindelle6754/
Wendelle679/
Wendylly671/
Wendilly671/
Windlach671/
Windella671/
Bentdley671/
Windlich670/

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Windley Reference & Research

Windlow One-name Study - A profile of the Windlow surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Windley FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Windley 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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Footnotes

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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Windley
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