Find out how popular the last name Ardley is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ardley.

Ardley, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ardley surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ardley in America

Ardley is the 128249th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ardley surname appeared 133 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ardley.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ardley to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Ardley

The surname Ardley is of English origin, deriving from an old Anglo-Saxon place name. The name is believed to have originated in the county of Oxfordshire, England, during the medieval period.

The earliest recorded spelling of the name appears to be Ardlegh, found in the Pipe Rolls of Oxfordshire in 1199. This spelling suggests that the name may have derived from the Old English words "ard," meaning a high place or hill, and "leah," meaning a woodland or clearing.

In the Domesday Book, a record of landholdings compiled in 1086 by order of William the Conqueror, there is an entry for a place called "Ardleia" in Oxfordshire, which is likely the origin of the modern surname Ardley.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Richard de Ardley, who was mentioned in the Assize Rolls of Staffordshire in 1272. Another early record is that of John Ardley, who was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Warwickshire in 1332.

Over the centuries, the surname Ardley has been subject to various spellings, including Ardlegh, Ardeley, and Ardleigh, reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and recording practices.

Notable individuals with the surname Ardley include:

1. Robert Ardley (c. 1553 - 1615), an English Catholic priest and martyr.
2. Gawen Ardley (1627 - 1692), an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Wallingford.
3. Edward Ardley (1768 - 1845), an English cricket player who played for Nottinghamshire.
4. Samuel Ardley (1856 - 1921), a British trade unionist and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Nuneaton.
5. Robert Ardley (1936 - 1980), a British science writer and author of several popular books on science and technology.

The surname Ardley has a rich history rooted in the English countryside, and its variations reflect the linguistic and cultural shifts that have occurred over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ardley

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ardley.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ardley was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Ardley has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ardley was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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