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    The surname Ainsley

    A place surname, carried by 602 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈeɪnzli/ 2 syllables Soundex A524 Also a first name

    Ainsley: #37,076 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Ainsley #37,076, 602 people Ainsley: #37,076 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Ainsley #37,076, 602 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ainsley is more common than 77.1% of them.

    Origin

    Habitational surname for someone from Annesley, Nottinghamshire or Ansley, Warwickshire, both from Old English anne (“alone, solitary”) or ānsetl (“hermitage”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”).

    Ainsley is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 602 people named Ainsley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 512,866 Americans. That is down 9.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 664.

    #37,076
    rank among US surnames
    602
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -9.3%
    change since 2000 (was #32,609)

    Who is named Ainsley

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    84% of people named Ainsley identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 84%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 9.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Ainsleys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • George Ainsley
      Association football player (1915-1985)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Ainsley

    Ainsley has the Soundex code A524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A524.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ainsley come from?
    Habitational surname for someone from Annesley, Nottinghamshire or Ansley, Warwickshire, both from Old English anne (“alone, solitary”) or ānsetl (“hermitage”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”).
    How common is the surname Ainsley?
    602 people in the United States had the surname Ainsley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 512,866 Americans. It ranked 37,076th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ainsley?
    In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Ainsley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ainsley?
    George Ainsley, association football player (1915-1985).
    Where is the surname Ainsley most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ainsley in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    How do you pronounce Ainsley?
    Ainsley is /ˈeɪnzli/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Ainsley?
    Ainsley is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Ainsley getting more or less common?
    Less common. 664 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 602 in 2010, down 9.3%.
    What are other spellings of Ainsley?
    Ainslie, Ansley, Annesley and Ainslee.
    Is Ainsley also a first name?
    Yes. Ainsley is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.