How common is the surname Thorley?

549 people in the United States had the surname Thorley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 562,378 Americans. It ranked 39,960th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Thorley?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Thorley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Thorley most common?

Wikidata records people named Thorley in Nigeria.

Is the surname Thorley getting more or less common?

More common. 507 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 549 in 2010, up 8.3%.

Is Thorley also a first name?

Yes. Thorley is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Thorley

An English place surname, carried by 549 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Thorley is more common than 75.4% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English þorn (“thornbush”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to thorn + -ley (“lea”).

Thorley 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 549 people named Thorley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 562,378 Americans. That is up 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 507.

#39,960

rank among US surnames

549

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+8.3%

change since 2000 (was #40,622)

Who is named Thorley

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

95% of people named Thorley identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Thorleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eku Edewor
British actress, born 1986

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Thorley

Turley

Thorley has the Soundex code T640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T640.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Thorley come from?: From Old English þorn (“thornbush”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to thorn + -ley (“lea”).
How common is the surname Thorley?: 549 people in the United States had the surname Thorley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 562,378 Americans. It ranked 39,960th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Thorley?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Thorley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Thorley?: Eku Edewor, British actress.
Where is the surname Thorley most common?: Wikidata records people named Thorley in Nigeria.
What type of surname is Thorley?: Thorley is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Thorley getting more or less common?: More common. 507 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 549 in 2010, up 8.3%.
Is Thorley also a first name?: Yes. Thorley is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.