Explore the Family Name Soley

The meaning of Soley

1. English: variant of Sully. 2. Catalan: variant of Solell, a topographic name from solell ‘sunny side, southern slope’, from a derivative of sol ‘sun’. Compare Sol 2.

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

Based on the data gathered from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Soley' has seen a slight drop between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 'Soley' was ranked 30,614th in terms of popularity and this rank fell to 34,668th in 2010, marking a decrease of 13.24%. The number of people with the 'Soley' surname also decreased during this period, going down from 719 to 652, a change of -9.32%. The proportion per 100,000 people with the 'Soley' surname also declined by 18.52%, going from 0.27 in 2000 to 0.22 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,614	#34,668	-13.24%
Count	719	652	-9.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.22	-18.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Soley

On the front of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some interesting changes over the ten-year period. While there were no recorded people with the 'Soley' surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or having two or more races in either 2000 or 2010, there were shifts among other groups. The percentage of those identifying as White dropped slightly from 84.56% to 82.06%, a decrease of 2.96%. The Hispanic group saw an increase of 21.41%, going up from 6.82% to 8.28%. Similarly, those identifying as Black also increased from 5.01% to 6.60%, a rise of 31.74%. Lastly, American Indian and Alaskan Natives decreased slightly from 2.09% to 1.99%, marking a -4.78% change.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.56%	82.06%	-2.96%
Hispanic	6.82%	8.28%	21.41%
Black	5.01%	6.6%	31.74%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.09%	1.99%	-4.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%