Ardley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ardley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ardley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 53
Agricultural Labourer 30
Straw Plaiter 6
Servant 4
Tailoress 4
Ag Lab 3
Carpenter 3
Domestic Servant 3
General Servant 3
Labourer 3
Assistant In House Work 2
Labourer Gelatine Factory 2
Laundress 2
Shop Keeper 2
Tambour Worker 2
Wheel Wright 2
Grocer Porter 2
Clerk 2
Commercial Clerk 2
Housekeeper 2
Lighterman 2
Printer 2
Sawyer 2
Pupil In This Collage 2
Slackman 1

Ardley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ridley 67% 40,486
2 Radley 67% 13,017
3 Eardley 86% 7,320
4 Ardley 100% 3,059
5 Redley 67% 2,647
6 Rodley 67% 2,200
7 Roadley 57% 933
8 Rudley 67% 445
9 Ridly 50% 270
10 Roadly 33% 205
11 Readley 57% 192
12 Radly 50% 176
13 Eardly 67% 145

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The surname Ardley is the 4th most popular variant of Ridley.

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