How common is the surname Lilley?

7,780 people in the United States had the surname Lilley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,685 Americans. It ranked 4,557th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lilley?

Kristina Lilley, American actress, followed by Peter Lilley.

Where is the surname Lilley most common?

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

Is the surname Lilley getting more or less common?

More common. 7,589 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,780 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Lilley

An English place surname, carried by 7,780 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lilley is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

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

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,780 people named Lilley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,685 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,589.

#4,557

rank among US surnames

7,780

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #4,332)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,554	Kremer	7,784	39,664
#4,555	Basile	7,783	39,669
#4,556	Yeung	7,782	39,674
#4,557	Lilley	7,780	39,685

Who is named Lilley

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

88% of people named Lilley identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lilleys

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kristina Lilley
American actress, born 1963
Peter Lilley
British Conservative Party politician, born 1943
Jen Lilley
American actress, born 1984
Ashley Lilley
British actress and singer, born 1986
Chris Lilley
Australian comedian, born 1974

Notable Lilleys come mostly from the United States (2), the United Kingdom (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lilley

Lilley has the Soundex code L400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L400.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lilley come from?: From Old English lind (“limetree”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).
How common is the surname Lilley?: 7,780 people in the United States had the surname Lilley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,685 Americans. It ranked 4,557th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lilley?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Lilley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lilley?: Kristina Lilley, American actress, followed by Peter Lilley.
Where is the surname Lilley most common?: Wikidata records people named Lilley in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
What type of surname is Lilley?: Lilley is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Lilley getting more or less common?: More common. 7,589 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,780 in 2010, up 2.5%.