Wiseley Surname

311,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,210 people bear this surname

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

Wiseley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiseley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1801:307,16928,227
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

Wiseley (88) may also be a first name.

Wiseley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiseley is most common in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiseley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 311,195th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,022,765 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Wiseley are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,017,994th most common first name in the world, borne by 88 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,180 people, or 1 in 307,169. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Nevada, where 18 percent reside, Michigan, where 17 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States Wiseley occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and New Zealand, where 0 percent reside.

Wiseley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wiseley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 843 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 81 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wiseley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States Wiseley are 20.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wiseley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5% more than the national average, earning $45,306 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.62% more than the national average, earning $57,443 CAD per year.

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Wiseley Reference & Research

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

Wisely/Wiseley 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wiseley
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