How common is the surname Schley?

2,414 people in the United States had the surname Schley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,898 Americans. It ranked 12,782nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Schley?

William Schley, American politician (1786-1858).

Where is the surname Schley most common?

Wikidata records people named Schley in the United States.

Is the surname Schley getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,437 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,414 in 2010, down 0.9%.

The surname Schley

A surname, carried by 2,414 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schley is more common than 92.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,414 people named Schley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 127,898 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,437.

#12,782

rank among US surnames

2,414

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #11,770)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,775	Hennig	2,415	127,845
#12,782	Garibaldi	2,414	127,898
#12,785	Klock	2,413	127,951
#12,789	Sailor	2,412	128,004

Who is named Schley

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

80% of people named Schley identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Schleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Schley
American politician (1786-1858)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Schley

Schley has the Soundex code S400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S400.

Questions

How common is the surname Schley?: 2,414 people in the United States had the surname Schley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,898 Americans. It ranked 12,782nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schley?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Schley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Schley?: William Schley, American politician (1786-1858).
Where is the surname Schley most common?: Wikidata records people named Schley in the United States.
Is the surname Schley getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,437 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,414 in 2010, down 0.9%.