How common is the surname Worley?

25,758 people in the United States had the surname Worley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,986 Americans. It ranked 1,370th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Worley?

Jo Anne Worley, American actress, followed by Darryl Worley.

Where is the surname Worley most common?

Wikidata records people named Worley in the United States.

Is the surname Worley getting more or less common?

More common. 25,407 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,758 in 2010, up 1.4%.

The surname Worley

A surname, carried by 25,758 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Worley is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

Variant of Warley or Wortley.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 25,758 people named Worley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,986 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,407.

#1,370

rank among US surnames

25,758

people in 2010

8.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.4%

change since 2000 (was #1,271)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,361	Soriano	25,916	11,913
#1,362	Sterling	25,894	11,923
#1,363	Fonseca	25,863	11,938
#1,364	Madrid	25,854	11,942
#1,365	Emery	25,839	11,949
#1,366	Singer	25,828	11,954
#1,367	Aragon	25,801	11,966

Who is named Worley

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

90% of people named Worley identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Worleys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jo Anne Worley
American actress, born 1937
Darryl Worley
American country music artist, born 1964

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Worley

Worley has the Soundex code W640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W640.

Questions

Where does the surname Worley come from?: Variant of Warley or Wortley.
How common is the surname Worley?: 25,758 people in the United States had the surname Worley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,986 Americans. It ranked 1,370th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Worley?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Worley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Worley?: Jo Anne Worley, American actress, followed by Darryl Worley.
Where is the surname Worley most common?: Wikidata records people named Worley in the United States.
Is the surname Worley getting more or less common?: More common. 25,407 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,758 in 2010, up 1.4%.