Airley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Airley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Airley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 11
Cotton Mill Hand 3
Shoe Fitter 2
Servant 2
Retired Farmer 1
Bricklayer Labourer 1
Private Soldier 1
Soldier's Wife 67 Regiment & Laundress 1
Cloth Commission Agent 1
Skinner 1
Coal Miner 1
Draper Assistant 1
General Servant 1
Potter's Labourer 1
Engineer 1
Labourer 1
Labourer Wife 1
Wainer 1
Beer Retailer 1
Carpenter 1
General Domestic Servant 1
Miner 1
Porter At Railway 1
Tailor 1
Woollen Slubber 1

Airley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Riley 67% 156,045
2 Early 50% 5,857
3 Earley 67% 5,690
4 Raley 50% 2,333
5 Reley 50% 2,140
6 Reily 33% 1,679
7 Reiley 50% 1,675
8 Riely 50% 1,076
9 Railey 67% 1,047
10 Rily 50% 763
11 Reeley 50% 689
12 Orley 67% 639
13 Roley 50% 578
14 Realey 50% 498
15 Airley 100% 488
16 Rilay 50% 407
17 Reely 33% 381
18 Oarley 67% 316
19 Ruley 50% 285
20 Rouley 50% 284
21 Rieley 67% 273
22 Rooley 50% 272
23 Relay 33% 255
24 Arley 83% 234
25 Realy 33% 157
26 Erley 67% 147
27 Raly 33% 137
28 Raily 50% 119

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The surname Airley is the 15th most popular variant of Riley.

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