Barley Name Meaning: Habitational from any of the various places named 'Barley'. Lancashire & Yorkshire are named with old english bere 'barley' + leah 'woodland clearing'.
The name is of english origin and may have been occupational for a grower or seller of 'Barley'. (Barley-bread or cakes)
Discover how your Barley ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 16 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 102 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 116 |
| Cornwall | 16 |
| Cumberland | 12 |
| Derbyshire | 54 |
| Devon | 56 |
| Dorset | 23 |
| Durham | 38 |
| Essex | 46 |
| Gloucestershire | 43 |
| Hampshire | 47 |
| Herefordshire | 3 |
| Hertfordshire | 51 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 39 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 49 |
| Lancashire | 289 |
| Leicestershire | 83 |
| Lincolnshire | 202 |
| London | 714 |
| Middlesex | 53 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 114 |
| Northamptonshire | 118 |
| Nottinghamshire | 67 |
| Oxfordshire | 14 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 39 |
| Shropshire | 19 |
| Suffolk | 68 |
| Somerset | 57 |
| Surrey | 65 |
| Sussex | 43 |
| Staffordshire | 180 |
| Warwickshire | 43 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 78 |
| Worcestershire | 136 |
| Yorkshire | 344 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 30 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 20 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 619 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 131 |
| Labourer | 77 |
| Domestic Servant | 39 |
| General Servant | 37 |
| Dress Maker | 31 |
| Laundress | 31 |
| Servant | 24 |
| Carpenter | 23 |
| Coal Miner | 22 |
| House Keeper | 20 |
| Annuitant | 15 |
| Shoe Maker | 15 |
| Tailor | 14 |
| Lace Maker | 13 |
| Housemaid | 13 |
| Nurse | 12 |
| Charwoman | 12 |
| Cotton Weaver | 12 |
| Farm Servant | 11 |
| Farm Labourer | 11 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 11 |
| Gardener | 10 |
| General Servant Domestic | 10 |
| Dressmaker | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Barley | 1,935 |
| Mary Barley | 1,838 |
| John Barley | 1,745 |
| Elizabeth Barley | 1,165 |
| George Barley | 1,083 |
| Sarah Barley | 1,079 |
| Thomas Barley | 1,013 |
| James Barley | 954 |
| Ann Barley | 691 |
| Charles Barley | 563 |
| Henry Barley | 563 |
| Jane Barley | 558 |
| Joseph Barley | 484 |
| Eliza Barley | 457 |
| Alice Barley | 416 |
| Emma Barley | 397 |
| Annie Barley | 390 |
| Robert Barley | 389 |
| Hannah Barley | 375 |
| Frederick Barley | 367 |
| Ellen Barley | 363 |
| Alfred Barley | 308 |
| Samuel Barley | 306 |
| Arthur Barley | 296 |
| Richard Barley | 296 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barley | 100% | 29,528 |
| 2 | Burley | 83% | 21,484 |
| 3 | Brealey | 57% | 4,966 |
| 4 | Borley | 83% | 4,183 |
| 5 | Birley | 83% | 3,516 |
| 6 | Bearley | 86% | 3,176 |
| 7 | Brailey | 71% | 2,667 |
| 8 | Berley | 83% | 1,738 |
| 9 | Braley | 67% | 1,566 |
| 10 | Briley | 67% | 1,260 |
| 11 | Beerley | 71% | 870 |
| 12 | Burly | 67% | 776 |
| 13 | Barelay | 71% | 696 |
| 14 | Brealy | 33% | 425 |
| 15 | Bearly | 67% | 385 |
| 16 | Barly | 83% | 348 |
| 17 | Buerley | 71% | 345 |
| 18 | Bareley | 86% | 290 |
| 19 | Breley | 67% | 248 |
| 20 | Broley | 67% | 213 |
| 21 | Bierley | 71% | 197 |
| 22 | Brieley | 57% | 190 |
| 23 | Bruley | 67% | 190 |
| 24 | Braily | 50% | 148 |
| 25 | Aberley | 71% | 147 |
| 26 | Briely | 50% | 129 |
| 27 | Brely | 50% | 108 |
| 28 | Barlay | 83% | 104 |
The surname Barley is the most popular version of all its varients