Halley is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Halley
No. of characters: 6
Origin: France
Meaning: Name met in Normandy and Picardy. It is a place name, which seems to designate a place where grows the hazel (German hasel).

How popular is Halley?

Halley is common in France.

Halley is ranked 32988 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Halleies plummeted by 19.03491 per cent to 3943 since 2000 and slipped by 1962 spots and ranked at 8394. The last name was found in around 13 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 75.68 79.96
Black 18.13 15.73
Hispanic or Latino 3.47 2.36
Others 1.83 1.42
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.48 0.23
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.41 0.31
Halley is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Montserrat is ahead in terms of density. Around 15119 people have been found who wears Halley as their family name. Halley is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
126 Montserrat6
5,340 Iceland6
7,113 Costa Rica5
10,329 Pakistan3
35,789 Turkey3
108,034 Italy3
95,312 Argentina2
4,104 South Korea2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
50,640 Switzerland2
415 Saint Kitts and Nevis2
20,837 Venezuela2
18,625 Japan2
5,217 Zambia2
17,547 Colombia2
9,591 Panama1
7,292 Vietnam1
37,779 Serbia1
8,181 Botswana1
897,276 Russia1
91,024 Belgium1
31,584 Peru1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
58,885 Poland1
492,292 Ukraine1
28,365 Kenya1
6,212 Jamaica1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
49,529 Israel1
6,149 Ethiopia1
7,941 Guatemala1
42,479 Greece1
17,236 Ghana1
25,746 Finland1
12,745 Luxembourg1
12,741 Ecuador1
49,101 Denmark1
4,435 Togo1
2,613 The Bahamas1
77,122 Sweden1
3,243 Suriname1
24,421 Slovakia1
36,678 Singapore1
15,705 Cameroon1
47,891 Norway1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
799 British Virgin Islands1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
152,557 Indonesia47
18,843 Chile36
57,245 Spain31
2,696 Nicaragua28
613 Grenada20
6,594 Trinidad and Tobago14
3,605 China12
113 Anguilla12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,768 New Zealand92
194,572 India74
3,257 Hong Kong71
5,257 Wales68
Countries with hundreds of Halley:
7,383 England925
139 Guyana803
5,633 Canada773
841 Paraguay737
25,252 Philippines516
5,833 Australia505
1,591 Scotland459
1,472 Ireland366
13,215 Mexico314
21,535 South Africa274
43,536 Germany235
14,946 Netherlands186
Countries with thousands of Halley:
6,489 United States5,957
10,477 Brazil1,304
7,457 France1,176
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old workwoman Mary Halley who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on October 31, 1848 by Home put out from Liverpool. Immigrant Johanna Halley, Ann Halley, 22 years old William Halley, Immigrant Mary Halley, Margaret Halley, aged 8, Anne Halley, Bridget Halley, Patrick Halley, and 10 other Halley around 55.56% of whom were workman while others worked as servant migrated to US.

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Hai Carman
 Halley is a surname, which means regional variation burgundy hallet, diminutive hall indoor hall, has designated the owner of a house equipped with a reception room.

Halley Namesakes

  • Antoine Halley, Poet
  • Antoine Halley, Poet
  • Diann Halley, Justin Halley's mother
  • Edmond Halley, Astronomer
  • Edmond Halley, Astronomer
  • Heather Halley, Actress
  • Peter Halley, Artist
  • Ina Halley, Actress
  • Jen Halley, Actress
  • Peter Halley, Artist
  • Alejandro Halley, from 0 drama film Con los ojos cerrados, who portrayed N.
  • In 2010, Will Halley characterized the role of Newscrew Person in comedy and mystery film Last Call.

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