Barkley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Barkley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Barkley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 96
General Labourer 16
Coal Miner 15
Cotton Weaver 8
Living On Own Means 8
Laundress 6
General Servant Domestic 5
Labourer 5
Domestic Servant 5
Farmer 4
Cotton Spinner 4
Dress Maker 4
House Keeper 4
Living On Her Own Means 4
Dock Labourer 4
Agricultural Labourer 4
General Servant 3
House Maid Domestic Servant 3
Leather Factory Hand 3
Baker 3
Farm Labourer 3
Grocer 3
Nailer 3
Farm Servant 2
Potter's Assistant 2

Barkley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Barkley 100% 3,597
2 Berkley 86% 3,106
3 Berkeley 75% 1,736
4 Birkley 86% 1,089
5 Burkley 86% 720
6 Barcley 86% 154
7 Brookley 63% 146
8 Brakley 71% 141
9 Barkly 86% 138
10 Barckley 88% 114
11 Brokley 71% 101

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The surname Barkley is the most popular version of all its varients

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