Paisley is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Paisley
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Paisley

How popular is Paisley?

Paisley is common in England.

Paisley is ranked 59333 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Paisley bearers increased by 5.003524 per cent in 2010 US census to 2980 since 2000, the surname slipped by 313 spots and ranked at 10721. The last name was found in around 10 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.39 86.65
Black 11.71 9.69
Hispanic or Latino 2.38 1.34
Others 1.48 1.59
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.54 0.32
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.5 0.42
Paisley is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Jamaica is ahead in terms of density. Around 7798 people have been found who wears Paisley as their family name. Paisley is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
96,935 Spain10
13,220 Thailand6
10,542 China4
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
124,220 Italy2
9,185 Hong Kong2
9,591 Panama1
897,276 Russia1
29,046 Japan1
91,024 Belgium1
174,544 Czech Republic1
8,181 Botswana1
2,374 Bermuda1
1,704,541 India1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
810,193 Indonesia1
25,746 Finland1
17,236 Ghana1
42,479 Greece1
49,529 Israel1
492,292 Ukraine1
37,493 Austria1
1,818 Guernsey1
15,162 Costa Rica1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,214 Singapore35
17,489 Denmark30
36,547 Switzerland27
1,163 Jersey17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,621 New Zealand95
6,104 Wales56
Countries with hundreds of Paisley:
4,645 Canada963
700 Jamaica500
8,215 Australia345
2,347 Scotland295
45,235 France220
32,575 South Africa164
71,225 Germany134
3,096 Ireland131
2,133 Northern Ireland107
15,665 Malaysia101
Countries with thousands of Paisley:
10,490 United States3,469
6,562 England1,065
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 40 years old workman James Paisley who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on July 2, 1849 by Richard Alsop put out from Liverpool. Michael Paisley, aged 11, Workman Richard Paisley, Mrs Paisley (20) Workwoman, Richard Paisley (3), Infant Arthur Paisley, Workman James Paisley, Workman James Paisley, Immigrant William Paisley, and 5 other Paisley around 81.82% of whom were workman migrated to US.

Paisley Namesakes

  • Ian Paisley, Politician
  • Allyson Paisley, Art Director
  • Brad Paisley, Singer-songwriter
  • Bob Paisley, Soccer player
  • Ian Paisley, Politician
  • Michelle Paisley, Author
  • Ian Paisley, Politician
  • Bob Paisley, Soccer player
  • Brad Paisley, Singer-songwriter
  • Brad Paisley, Singer-songwriter
  • In 2012 horror and mystery film, Dark of Winter, Erica Paisley characterized Sarah.

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