English: habitational name from Audley in Staffordshire named from the Old English female personal name Aldgȳth + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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You can see how Audley families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Audley family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Audley families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1880 there were 23 Audley families living in New York. This was about 45% of all the recorded Audley's in USA. New York had the highest population of Audley families in 1880.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Audley surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Laborer and Maid were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Audley. 48% of Audley men worked as a Laborer and 100% of Audley women worked as a Maid. .
Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Audley life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1968, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Audley in 1962 was 75, and 61 in 2004.