How common is the surname Medley?

13,630 people in the United States had the surname Medley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,652 Americans. It ranked 2,641st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Medley?

Bill Medley, American singer and songwriter, record producer (born 1940).

Where is the surname Medley most common?

Wikidata records people named Medley in the United States.

Is the surname Medley getting more or less common?

More common. 13,152 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,630 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Medley

A surname, carried by 13,630 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M340

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Medley is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,630 people named Medley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,652 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,152.

#2,641

rank among US surnames

13,630

people in 2010

4.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #2,520)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,632	Brinkley	13,695	22,544
#2,633	Keener	13,687	22,558
#2,634	Askew	13,683	22,564
#2,635	Storey	13,669	22,587
#2,637	Chastain	13,655	22,610
#2,638	Harp	13,646	22,625
#2,639	Manzo	13,635	22,644

Who is named Medley

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

70% of people named Medley identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Medleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bill Medley
American singer and songwriter, record producer (born 1940)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Medley

Medley has the Soundex code M340, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M340.

Questions

How common is the surname Medley?: 13,630 people in the United States had the surname Medley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,652 Americans. It ranked 2,641st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Medley?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Medley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Medley?: Bill Medley, American singer and songwriter, record producer (born 1940).
Where is the surname Medley most common?: Wikidata records people named Medley in the United States.
Is the surname Medley getting more or less common?: More common. 13,152 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,630 in 2010, up 3.6%.