Baily Name Meaning: From the Middle English "baili", meaning "bailiff".
With both English and French Origins, the surname is thought to derive from the term \"motte-and-bailey\". This is a type of castle which was popular in the 11th and 12th Century by both England and France. The motte is a raised mound, often an artificial hill, toppped with a stone structure which is know as the keep. The bailey is the enclosed courtyard which is overlooked by the motte, and usually contains a chapel, stables, huts for local people, and stalls for merchants.
Discover how your Baily ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 10 |
| Berkshire | 15 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 12 |
| Cheshire | 11 |
| Cornwall | 8 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 5 |
| Devon | 43 |
| Dorset | 43 |
| Durham | 19 |
| Essex | 43 |
| Gloucestershire | 28 |
| Hampshire | 50 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 3 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 52 |
| Lancashire | 64 |
| Leicestershire | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | 44 |
| London | 285 |
| Middlesex | 54 |
| Northumberland | 4 |
| Norfolk | 16 |
| Northamptonshire | 27 |
| Nottinghamshire | 18 |
| Oxfordshire | 6 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 9 |
| Suffolk | 6 |
| Somerset | 96 |
| Surrey | 56 |
| Sussex | 56 |
| Staffordshire | 36 |
| Warwickshire | 18 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 33 |
| Worcestershire | 15 |
| Yorkshire | 90 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 4 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 9 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 31 |
| General Labourer | 25 |
| General Servant Domestic | 16 |
| Scholar | 13 |
| Farmer | 10 |
| Dress Maker | 9 |
| Cook Domestic | 9 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 7 |
| House Maid Domestic | 6 |
| Carpenter | 5 |
| Laundress Wash | 5 |
| Servant Domestic | 5 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 5 |
| Domestic Servant | 4 |
| General Domestic | 4 |
| Porter | 4 |
| Railway Porter | 4 |
| Solicitor | 4 |
| Tailor | 4 |
| Farm Labourer | 4 |
| School | 4 |
| Retired Farmer | 4 |
| Shoe Machinist | 4 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 4 |
| Dock Labourer | 3 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Baily | 991 |
| Mary Baily | 951 |
| John Baily | 851 |
| Elizabeth Baily | 671 |
| Sarah Baily | 508 |
| George Baily | 505 |
| Thomas Baily | 495 |
| James Baily | 469 |
| Ann Baily | 394 |
| Charles Baily | 313 |
| Henry Baily | 312 |
| Jane Baily | 258 |
| Eliza Baily | 238 |
| Joseph Baily | 227 |
| Emma Baily | 210 |
| Edward Baily | 191 |
| Ellen Baily | 184 |
| Robert Baily | 178 |
| Emily Baily | 171 |
| Hannah Baily | 169 |
| Alice Baily | 166 |
| Richard Baily | 139 |
| Samuel Baily | 128 |
| Martha Baily | 124 |
| Annie Baily | 121 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bailey | 83% | 319,576 |
| 2 | Bayley | 67% | 37,433 |
| 3 | Baily | 100% | 14,135 |
| 4 | Beeley | 50% | 4,485 |
| 5 | Blay | 40% | 4,268 |
| 6 | Baley | 60% | 4,170 |
| 7 | Baillie | 57% | 3,597 |
| 8 | Bayly | 80% | 3,130 |
| 9 | Balley | 67% | 2,751 |
| 10 | Bealey | 50% | 2,030 |
| 11 | Bly | 60% | 1,725 |
| 12 | Buley | 40% | 1,623 |
| 13 | Booley | 50% | 1,524 |
| 14 | Boley | 40% | 1,523 |
| 15 | Bloye | 20% | 1,424 |
| 16 | Biley | 60% | 1,387 |
| 17 | Abley | 40% | 1,329 |
| 18 | Bloy | 40% | 1,093 |
| 19 | Baly | 80% | 988 |
| 20 | Bailly | 83% | 878 |
| 21 | Bailley | 71% | 874 |
| 22 | Bailie | 67% | 819 |
| 23 | Baylie | 50% | 816 |
| 24 | Bealy | 60% | 397 |
| 25 | Boiley | 67% | 392 |
| 26 | Bloyee | 17% | 316 |
| 27 | Beely | 60% | 302 |
| 28 | Bleay | 40% | 296 |
| 29 | Bouley | 50% | 250 |
| 30 | Beley | 40% | 229 |
| 31 | Builey | 67% | 192 |
| 32 | Bailay | 83% | 183 |
| 33 | Beiley | 67% | 163 |
| 34 | Bley | 40% | 147 |
| 35 | Bailye | 83% | 146 |
| 36 | Beyley | 50% | 142 |
| 37 | Ebley | 20% | 112 |
The surname Baily is the 3rd most popular variant of Bailey.