Yaxley Surname

178,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Yaxley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Yaxley (Hunts: 10th cent. Geáces leáh; Suff.) = Geac’s Lea [the pers. name is a nickname from Old English geac, a cuckoo: + leáh, a meadow]

Yaxley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3481:41,3345,299
Australia4171:64,7387,754
New Zealand2181:20,7723,637
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Wales461:67,2725,910
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Scotland131:411,83217,291
France101:6,642,272293,169
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4741:51,4256,236
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Yaxley (16) may also be a first name.

Yaxley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Yaxley (Hunts: 10th cent. Geáces leáh; Suff.) = Geac’s Lea [the pers. name is a nickname from Old English geac, a cuckoo: + leáh, a meadow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Suffolk, in which county the family were formerly resident.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Sufif. From from the Frisian, Jak.

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

Yaxley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yaxley occurs most in England. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaxley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 178,423rd most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,044,088 people. The surname Yaxley is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Yaxley live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles. Yaxley is also the 2,786,762nd most common forename internationally, borne by 16 people.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 1,348 people, or 1 in 41,334. In England it is most common in: Norfolk, where 41 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 4 percent are found. Excluding England it occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent are found and New Zealand, where 9 percent are found.

Yaxley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yaxley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Yaxley last name grew 284 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 378 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yaxley Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Yaxley surname are 9.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.96% being registered with the party.

The amount Yaxley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 115.83% more than the national average, earning R 512,904 per year; in United States they earn 6.72% less than the national average, earning $40,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.35% less than the national average, earning $47,024 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaxly910/
Yasley834/
Yaxlee831/
Yazley831/
Yoxley830/
Yakcley771/
Yassley770/
Yahsley770/
Heaxley770/
Yasly7311/
Yacle739/
Yasle731/
Yazly731/
Yazle730/
Yazlle67210/
Yazele67139/
Yazzle6722/
Jasley676/
Yasler675/
Yaslle673/
Iasley673/
Yazlie671/
Yazler671/
Yazely671/
Yaslie671/
Eajley671/
Eazley671/

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