Wormley Surname

189,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,231 people bear this surname

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

Wormley Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Wormley or Warmley (wood infested by reptiles), in Hertfordshire and Gloucestershire.

Wormley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8311:197,95719,501
Thailand1981:356,75962,464
England1771:314,79123,605
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6141:81,7898,584

Wormley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Wormley or Warmley (wood infested by reptiles), in Hertfordshire and Gloucestershire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wormley Last Name Facts

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

Wormley is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wormley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wormley is the 189,356th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,266,493 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Wormley reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,831 people, or 1 in 197,957. In The United States Wormley is most common in: Maryland, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Virginia, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 9 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Wormley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wormley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wormley surname expanded 298 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 393 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wormley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wormley surname are 0.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.41% registered with the political party.

The amount Wormley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.96% less than the national average, earning $41,871 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.18% more than the national average, earning $52,752 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woormley931/
Woermley930/
Wormly9287/
Warmley8649/
Wormleh8610/
Bormley862/
Wormlee862/
Wormluy861/
Wurmley860/
Wormelle808/
Warmlley800/
Wharmley800/
Warmly7720/
Würmle7719/
Wormli7712/
Wurmle777/
Wermly771/
Warmle770/
Wermle770/
Burmley7117/
Wärmler713/
Warmleh711/
Varmley711/
Wuermle710/
Barmley710/
Wharmly710/
Bormelle670/

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