Barley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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)

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Barley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Barley family

Profession Census Frequency
School 239
Farm Labourer 29
Labourer 25
Domestic Servant 19
General Labourer 15
Farmer 15
Clerk 14
General Servant (domestic) 14
At School 13
General Servant Domestic 13
House Keeper 12
House Painter 12
None 11
Carter 11
Dressmaker 11
Private Means 10
Joiner 9
Bricklayer 8
Dress Maker 8
Shop Assistant 8
Cook (domestic) 7
Coal Miner Hewer 7
Dock Labourer 6
Butcher 6
Domestic 6

Barley Surname Variants Ranking

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

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

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