Wiley is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wiley
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

Wiley is variant of Wylie. A variant of Wiley that means "tricky river" or one aho came from Wylye, in Wiltshire.

Dweller near a trap or mill; dweller near the Wylye or Wiley, i.e., tricky river, a river in Wiltshire; one who came from Wylye, in Wiltshire.

The is a form of Willie. Descendant of little Will, a pet form of William meaning "resolution, helmet".

Lastname is a variant of the Willey. See William - It is the parent of a greater number of surnames than any other baptismal appellation. The following are the chief derivatives:- Fitz-William, Mac-William, Ap-William, Williams, Williamson, Wills, Willes, Wilks, Wilkes, Wilkin, Wilkins, Wilkie, Wilkinson, Wickens, Wickeson, Wickerson, Willson and Wilson, Willcock and Wilcocke, Willcocks, Woolcock, Wilcox, Wilcockson, Wilcoxon , Willet, Willott, Willatts, Wilmot, Willmott, Willomat, Willy and Willey, Willé, Willis. Also Bill, Bilson, and Bill An old provincial nickname of William is Till,—whence Tilson, Tillott, Tillotson, Tilly, and Tillie. Guilliam, Gilliam, Guillim, Gillett, Gillott, and Gilliat are also from this fecund source, as well as numerous continental surnames, which, though found in our directories, can hardly as yet be reckoned as naturalized amongst us. This Christian name has produced many offshoots in France. M. de Gerville remarks: "Of Guilleaume, or Villeaume, we have formed Guillot, Guillotte, Guillard, Villot, Villard, Guillemin, Villemain, Guillemette, Guilmard, Guilmot, Guilmoto, and Guillemino."

Surname is the variation of the Wilye. A parish in Wiltshire.

A parish in Wiltshire.

The variant form of Wylie. A parish near Hindon, county of Wilts, now more commonly written Wily.

How popular is Wiley?

Wiley is common in United States, Canada, England, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand.

Wiley is ranked 8093 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Wiley bearers increased by 2.56 per cent in 2010 US census to 48720 since 2000, the surname slipped by 60 spots and ranked at 713. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 65.71 67.53
Black 28.68 28.42
Others 2.28 1.68
Hispanic or Latino 2.23 1.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.64 0.59
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.46 0.38
Wiley is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 70349 people have been found who wears Wiley as their family name. Wiley is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Wiley:
645 United States65,187
Countries with thousands of Wiley:
2,995 Canada1,686
5,377 England1,327
3,321 Australia1,115
Countries with hundreds of Wiley:
1,998 Ireland249
4,764 New Zealand166
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
15,285 Mexico93
81,414 Germany63
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
72,211 South Africa41
12,381 Iraq37
22,042 Israel36
5,105 Northern Ireland26
12,191 Scotland22
10,115 Wales22
204,848 France22
11,611 Singapore21
5,445 Trinidad and Tobago19
23,347 Venezuela16
188,373 Philippines15
40,624 Switzerland14
375,884 Thailand13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
84,476 Zimbabwe9
375,391 Brazil9
684,495 India9
8,933 China8
30,910 Chile8
1,243 South Korea7
555,748 Indonesia6
48,838 Japan6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 21 years old maid Ann Wiley who was residing in Down, Ireland migrated to Pennsylvania on May 15, 1846 by Virginian put out from Liverpool. 9 years old Isabella Wiley, Thomas Wiley (10) Workman, Jno. Wiley, aged 10, Ann Wiley, aged 12, 9 months old Robert Wiley, Immigrant Ann Wiley, Grace Wiley (18) Dressmaker, John Wiley, aged 23, and 53 other Wiley around 48.48% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and farmer, spinster migrated to US.

Wiley Namesakes

  • Henry Orton Wiley, Christian theologian primarily associated with the followers of John Wesley
  • Autrey Nell Wiley, Dr
  • Peter Wiley, cellist and cello teacher
  • George Wiley, American chemist and civil rights leader
  • Gareth Wiley, film producer, whose professional life started
  • Jenny Wiley, legendary pioneer woman
  • John D. Wiley, faculty member and former chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • George E. Wiley, American racing cyclist
  • Lucia Wiley, Sr
  • Don Craig Wiley, American structural biologist
  • Grace Olive Wiley, American herpetologist best
  • Harvey Washington Wiley, noted American chemist best
  • Lee Wiley, American jazz singer popular in the 1930s, 1940s
  • Ralph Wiley, American sports journalist
  • Alexander Wiley, Republican
  • Geeshie Wiley, American country blues singer and guitar player
  • Marcellus Wiley, Marcellus Vernon Wiley Sr
  • Kehinde Wiley, New York City-based portrait painter
  • Morlon Wiley, American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach for the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic
  • Alan Wiley, former English football referee
  • Isaac William Wiley, American
  • Nathan Wiley, musician and singer
  • Richard E. Wiley, served as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
  • William H. Wiley, American Republican Party politician
  • Tess Wiley, American singer-songwriter
  • Mildred Wiley, American high jumper
  • Ethan Wiley, producer, screenwriter and director
  • Henry A. Wiley, officer
  • Jim Wiley, Canadian retired professional ice hockey center
  • Grant Wiley, former American college and professional football player
  • Melissa Wiley, pen name of Melissa Anne Peterson
  • Ariosto A. Wiley, U.S. Representative from Alabama
  • Oliver C. Wiley, U.S. Representative from Alabama
  • John M. Wiley, U.S. Representative from New York
  • James S. Wiley, U.S. Representative from Maine
  • Cyrus G. Wiley, served as president of Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth

Wiley Namesakes

  • Henry Orton Wiley, Christian theologian primarily associated with the followers of John Wesley
  • Autrey Nell Wiley, Dr
  • Peter Wiley, cellist and cello teacher
  • George Wiley, American chemist and civil rights leader
  • Gareth Wiley, film producer, whose professional life started
  • Jenny Wiley, legendary pioneer woman
  • John D. Wiley, faculty member and former chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • George E. Wiley, American racing cyclist
  • Lucia Wiley, Sr
  • Don Craig Wiley, American structural biologist
  • Grace Olive Wiley, American herpetologist best
  • Harvey Washington Wiley, noted American chemist best
  • Lee Wiley, American jazz singer popular in the 1930s, 1940s
  • Ralph Wiley, American sports journalist
  • Alexander Wiley, Republican
  • Geeshie Wiley, American country blues singer and guitar player
  • Marcellus Wiley, Marcellus Vernon Wiley Sr
  • Kehinde Wiley, New York City-based portrait painter
  • Morlon Wiley, American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach for the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic
  • Alan Wiley, former English football referee
  • Isaac William Wiley, American
  • Nathan Wiley, musician and singer
  • Richard E. Wiley, served as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
  • William H. Wiley, American Republican Party politician
  • Tess Wiley, American singer-songwriter
  • Mildred Wiley, American high jumper
  • Ethan Wiley, producer, screenwriter and director
  • Henry A. Wiley, officer
  • Jim Wiley, Canadian retired professional ice hockey center
  • Grant Wiley, former American college and professional football player
  • Melissa Wiley, pen name of Melissa Anne Peterson
  • Ariosto A. Wiley, U.S. Representative from Alabama
  • Oliver C. Wiley, U.S. Representative from Alabama
  • John M. Wiley, U.S. Representative from New York
  • James S. Wiley, U.S. Representative from Maine
  • Cyrus G. Wiley, served as president of Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth

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