How common is the surname Atchley?

6,187 people in the United States had the surname Atchley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,902 Americans. It ranked 5,617th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Atchley?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Atchley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Atchley?

Hooper Atchley, American actor (1887-1943).

Where is the surname Atchley most common?

Wikidata records people named Atchley in the United States.

Is the surname Atchley getting more or less common?

Less common. 6,244 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,187 in 2010, down 0.9%.

The surname Atchley

A surname, carried by 6,187 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A324

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Atchley is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,187 people named Atchley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,902 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,244.

#5,617

rank among US surnames

6,187

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,156)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,608	Varga	6,201	49,790
#5,609	Alegria	6,200	49,798
#5,610	Homer	6,198	49,814
#5,611	Kirkman	6,197	49,822
#5,612	Engler	6,194	49,846
#5,613	Burwell	6,193	49,854
#5,614	Callaghan	6,191	49,870

Who is named Atchley

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

93% of people named Atchley identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Atchleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hooper Atchley
American actor (1887-1943)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Atchley

Ashley

Atchley has the Soundex code A324, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A324.

Questions

How common is the surname Atchley?: 6,187 people in the United States had the surname Atchley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,902 Americans. It ranked 5,617th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Atchley?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Atchley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Atchley?: Hooper Atchley, American actor (1887-1943).
Where is the surname Atchley most common?: Wikidata records people named Atchley in the United States.
Is the surname Atchley getting more or less common?: Less common. 6,244 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,187 in 2010, down 0.9%.