# Lilley (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lilley/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,780 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,557 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 39,685 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.5% (7,589 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English lind (“limetree”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lilley in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lilley in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Lilley

- Kristina Lilley, American actress
- Peter Lilley, British Conservative Party politician
- Jen Lilley, American actress
- Ashley Lilley, British actress and singer
- Chris Lilley, Australian comedian

## Similar surnames

Lilly, Lally, Lillie, Lile, Lolley, Lill, Lillo, Leal, Lyle, Lowell, Lail, Lal.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.