How common is the surname Staley?

18,080 people in the United States had the surname Staley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,077 Americans. It ranked 1,998th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Staley?

Layne Staley, American rock musician (1967–2002), followed by Dawn Staley.

Where is the surname Staley most common?

Wikidata records people named Staley in the United States.

Is the surname Staley getting more or less common?

About as common. 18,081 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,080 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.

The surname Staley

A surname, carried by 18,080 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S340

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Staley is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 18,080 people named Staley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,077 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 18,081.

#1,998

rank among US surnames

18,080

people in 2010

6.1

per 100,000 Americans

change since 2000 (was #1,824)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,989	Cao	18,138	17,022
#1,990	Dickens	18,123	17,036
#1,991	Judd	18,110	17,048
#1,992	Barbosa	18,106	17,052
#1,993	Hawley	18,100	17,058
#1,994	Rahman	18,097	17,061
#1,995	Crenshaw	18,096	17,062

Who is named Staley

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

83% of people named Staley identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Staleys

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Layne Staley
American rock musician (1967–2002)
Dawn Staley
American basketball player and coach (born 1970)
Walter Staley
American equestrian (1932–2010)
Joan Staley
American model and actress (1940–2019)
Joe Staley
American football player (born 1984)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Staley

Staley has the Soundex code S340, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S340.

Questions

How common is the surname Staley?: 18,080 people in the United States had the surname Staley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,077 Americans. It ranked 1,998th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Staley?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Staley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Staley?: Layne Staley, American rock musician (1967–2002), followed by Dawn Staley.
Where is the surname Staley most common?: Wikidata records people named Staley in the United States.
Is the surname Staley getting more or less common?: About as common. 18,081 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,080 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.