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 | 9 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 10 |
| Cambridgeshire | 11 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 53 |
| Cornwall | 14 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 20 |
| Devon | 56 |
| Dorset | 17 |
| Durham | 19 |
| Essex | 55 |
| Gloucestershire | 49 |
| Hampshire | 77 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 24 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 81 |
| Lancashire | 129 |
| Leicestershire | 29 |
| Lincolnshire | 58 |
| London | 275 |
| Middlesex | 57 |
| Northumberland | 17 |
| Norfolk | 24 |
| Northamptonshire | 29 |
| Nottinghamshire | 52 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
| Shropshire | 12 |
| Suffolk | 7 |
| Somerset | 90 |
| Surrey | 91 |
| Sussex | 71 |
| Staffordshire | 51 |
| Warwickshire | 27 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 73 |
| Worcestershire | 9 |
| Yorkshire | 124 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 31 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 10 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 150 |
| Private Means | 36 |
| None | 15 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 13 |
| Farmer | 12 |
| Farm Labourer | 9 |
| Domestic Servant | 9 |
| General Labourer | 8 |
| Laundress | 8 |
| Housekeeper | 7 |
| Carman | 6 |
| House Wife | 6 |
| Labourer | 6 |
| Cook | 5 |
| Dressmaker | 5 |
| Painter | 5 |
| Housewife | 5 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 5 |
| At Home | 5 |
| Cook Domestic | 5 |
| Butcher | 5 |
| Dress Maker | 4 |
| Labourer General | 4 |
| Blacksmith | 4 |
| Dairy Work | 4 |
| 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.