Explore the Family Name Padley

The meaning of Padley

English: habitational name from Nether Padley (Derbyshire), which is recorded as Paddeley(e) in the 13th century, or perhaps from Upper Padley in Hathersage or Padley Hall in Ripley (both also Derbyshire). The placenames derive from the Old English personal name Pad(d)a or Old English padde ‘toad’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Padley has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked 50,686th most common, but by 2010, it had slipped to 57,234th, reflecting a drop of nearly 13%. The total count of individuals carrying this surname also declined from 387 to 356 over the same period, an 8% decrease. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Padley per 100,000 decreased by 14.29%, from 0.14 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,686	#57,234	-12.92%
Count	387	356	-8.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Padley

When it comes to ethnic identity, those bearing the surname Padley are predominantly identified as White, with this group comprising 95.87% in 2000 and slightly dipping to 95.79% in 2010, a negligible change of 0.08%. Interestingly, the Hispanic presence within the Padley name increased significantly from 1.81% to 3.37%, marking an increase of 86.19%. No individuals were reported as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either 2000 or 2010. The number of Padleys identifying with two or more races dropped dramatically from 1.55% in 2000 to none in the subsequent decade. This data is based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.87%	95.79%	-0.08%
Hispanic	1.81%	3.37%	86.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.55%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%