Wrigley Surname

49,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Wrigley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wrigley.' This name seems to have passed over the borders from the West Riding of Yorkshire into South-East Lancashire, via Saddleworth, in which district it still possesses a strong foothold.

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Wrigley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,9781:14,0072,065
United States3,1131:116,43412,553
Australia1,7161:15,7322,219
New Zealand4431:10,2221,773
Canada3961:93,04410,181
South Africa1601:338,61131,451
Wales1021:30,3393,079
Scotland931:57,5684,778
Isle of Man461:1,866352
France311:2,142,668174,004
Guernsey291:2,222539
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,7801:6,449992
Wales121:130,7015,289
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4991:100,63910,200

Wrigley (67) may also be a first name.

Wrigley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wrigley.' This name seems to have passed over the borders from the West Riding of Yorkshire into South-East Lancashire, via Saddleworth, in which district it still possesses a strong foothold.

Willelmus Wryglegh, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John Wrgley, of Millington, 1576: Wills at Chester.

John Wrigley, of Saddleworth, 1620: ibid.

1635. Margaret Wrigley, of Saddle, worth: ibid.

1747. Married — John Spatcher and Elizabeth Wrigley: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 Dweller at the Ridge-Lea [Old Northern English hrycg = Old Norse hrygg-r + Old English leáh (Middle English ley, legh, &c.] The initial W- in the name is evid. intrusive, and due to analogy; yet it is somewhat surprising to find a ‘ Willelmus Wryglegh’ as early as A.D. 1379—in the Yorks Poll-Tax.

2 occasionally for Ridley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the ridge meadow.

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

Wrigley Last Name Facts

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

Wrigley (Arabic: ريجلي) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wrigley.

How Common Is The Last Name Wrigley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 49,746th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 705,133 people. Wrigley occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Wrigley are found; 42 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,191,548th most common forename internationally, borne by 67 people.

The surname Wrigley is most common in England, where it is held by 3,978 people, or 1 in 14,007. In England it is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 27 percent reside, Lancashire, where 8 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Other than England this surname occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 17 percent reside.

Wrigley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wrigley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wrigley last name grew 105 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 624 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 850 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 9,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 2,200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wrigley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wrigley surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wrigley surname are 10.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.12% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wrigley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.49% more than the national average, earning R 371,880 per year; in United States they earn 8.52% more than the national average, earning $46,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.15% more than the national average, earning $52,242 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wriggley934/
Wrighley933/
Wrigle924/
Wrigly923/
Brigley86282/
Wriggle8699/
Wriggly861/
Wriglay861/
Wregley860/
Wriggles8030/
Wriglaye801/
Brighley801/
Brigle7792/
Briggle71343/
Breigle7114/
Wriglit712/
Brighle710/
Brighleh672/
Braighle672/
Braighleh631/
Brigli6210/
Bregle620/
Brighli57239/
Breegle57139/
Bregille532/
Vregille532/
Brigella530/
Brigillia501/

Wrigley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wrigley in the Arabic language
ريجليryjly-

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