Explore the Family Name Offley

The meaning of Offley

English: habitational name from Great and Little Offley (Hertfordshire), Bishops Offley (Staffordshire), or High Offley (Staffordshire). The placenames derive from the Old English personal name Offa + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

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How common is the last name Offley in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Offley saw a minor increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Offley was ranked as the 80,216th most popular surname, increasing to the 77,264th position by 2010, marking a rank change of 3.68%. The number of people bearing the surname also rose from 220 in 2000 to 248 in 2010, a growth of 12.73%. However, the proportion per 100k remained steady at 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#80,216	#77,264	3.68%
Count	220	248	12.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Offley

The ethnicity tied to the surname Offley also saw some significant shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The largest ethnic identity associated with the name continued to be Black, rising from 45.00% to 52.42%. The percentage of people identifying as White decreased slightly from 38.64% to 36.69%, while those identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial increase of 115.41%, moving from 3.18% to 6.85%. The percentage of individuals with mixed race ancestry dropped considerably from 13.18% to 3.23%. There were no recorded instances of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities associated with the surname Offley during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	45%	52.42%	16.49%
White	38.64%	36.69%	-5.05%
Hispanic	3.18%	6.85%	115.41%
Two or More Races	13.18%	3.23%	-75.49%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%