How common is the surname Charley?

4,201 people in the United States had the surname Charley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,493 Americans. It ranked 7,876th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Charley getting more or less common?

More common. 3,665 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,201 in 2010, up 15%.

Is Charley also a first name?

Yes. Charley 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.

The surname Charley

A surname, carried by 4,201 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C640 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Charley is more common than 95.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,201 people named Charley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,493 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,665.

#7,876

rank among US surnames

4,201

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+14.6%

change since 2000 (was #8,314)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,873	Crank	4,204	73,441
#7,874	Pendley	4,203	73,458
#7,875	Horgan	4,202	73,476
#7,876	Pasillas	4,201	73,493
#7,880	McGlynn	4,200	73,511

Who is named Charley

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

56% of people named Charley identified as American Indian and Alaska Native, 20% as white (not Hispanic) and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).

American Indian and Alaska Native 56%
White (not Hispanic) 20%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.5%

Compare: most common surnames among American Indian and Alaska Native people.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Charley

Charley has the Soundex code C640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C640.

Questions

How common is the surname Charley?: 4,201 people in the United States had the surname Charley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,493 Americans. It ranked 7,876th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Charley?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Charley identified as American Indian and Alaska Native, and 20% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Charley getting more or less common?: More common. 3,665 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,201 in 2010, up 15%.
Is Charley also a first name?: Yes. Charley 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.