Explore the Family Name Walkley

The meaning of Walkley

English (Gloucestershire): habitational name from Walkley in Ecclesall (Yorkshire), and perhaps also from a lost or unidentified place with a similar name in southern England. The Yorkshire placename derives from an Old English personal name Walca + Old English lēah ‘wood, woodland clearing’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Walkley has seen a slight decline over the years. In 2000, the surname ranked 36,630 in popularity and dropped to a ranking of 40,082 by 2010, indicating a decrease of 9.42%. The count of individuals with this surname also diminished, falling from 576 in 2000 to 547 by 2010, resulting in a reduction of 5.03%. Consequently, the proportion of the Walkley surname per 100k people also decreased by 9.52%, moving from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,630	#40,082	-9.42%
Count	576	547	-5.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.19	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Walkley

When it comes to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Walkley surname identify as White, although there was a minor decrease of 1.29% from 97.05% in 2000 to 95.80% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 25.86%, growing from 1.74% in 2000 to 2.19% in 2010. Additionally, a new ethnic identity emerged within this group in 2010, with 1.28% identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander. There were no changes reported for those identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native or belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.05%	95.8%	-1.29%
Hispanic	1.74%	2.19%	25.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.28%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%