Wordley Surname

481,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Wordley Surname Definition:

For Wardley, q.v.

Wordley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5201:107,15011,192
Australia511:529,32739,816
Wales361:85,9597,098
United States301:12,081,964463,456
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3431:71,0657,921
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Wordley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Wardley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Rutland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Wordsley; a location name in Staffordshire.

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

Wordley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wordley is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wordley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 481,056th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 10,515,939 people. The last name Wordley is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Wordley are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Wordley is most common in England, where it is held by 520 people, or 1 in 107,150. In England Wordley is primarily concentrated in: Essex, where 15 percent live, Suffolk, where 9 percent live and Merseyside, where 8 percent live. Apart from England Wordley is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 7 percent live and Wales, where 5 percent live.

Wordley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wordley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wordley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Methodist (80%) in Ireland.

The amount Wordley earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 37.6% less than the national average, earning $26,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.73% more than the national average, earning $53,025 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whordley9365/
Worrdley930/
Wordly9220/
Wordle922/
Wardley861,851/
Bordley86845/
Wordler860/
Worrdly860/
Whordly860/
Wordelle800/
Bourdley800/
Wardle7718,357/
Wardly7718/
Bordly772/
Bordle772/
Werdle771/
Wurdle770/
Bordleyii752/
Bardley71173/
Bordlee71122/
Wardles7122/
Wardlay718/
Burdley717/
Vardley713/
Wardlet712/
Waardle711/
Warrdle711/
Bourdly710/
Wardlie710/
Werdlie710/
Wardler710/
Boirdly710/
Bordelle6721/
Wardelle6711/
Bordelly673/
Wardloya673/
Wardless672/
Werdelly671/
Wardlowe671/
Bordille671/

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