Blay Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Blay Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Blay family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 18
General Labourer 17
Charwoman 11
Domestic Servant 8
Laundress Wash 7
Cook Domestic 6
Dress Maker 5
Gardener 4
Brick Layer 3
Bricklayer 3
General Domestic Servant 3
House Keeper 3
Housemaid Domestic 3
Bricklayer Labourer 3
Agricultural Labourer 3
Cowman 3
House Maid Domestic 3
Living On Own Means 3
Draper's Assistant 3
Worsted Winder 2
Gardener Domestic 2
Carter On Farm 2
Fish Monger's Assistant 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Nurse Domestic 2

Blay Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bailey 50% 319,576
2 Baily 40% 14,135
3 Beeley 50% 4,485
4 Blay 100% 4,268
5 Baley 60% 4,170
6 Bealey 50% 2,030
7 Bly 75% 1,725
8 Buley 60% 1,623
9 Booley 50% 1,524
10 Boley 60% 1,523
11 Bloye 60% 1,424
12 Biley 60% 1,387
13 Abley 60% 1,329
14 Bloy 75% 1,093
15 Baly 50% 988
16 Bealy 60% 397
17 Boiley 50% 392
18 Bloyee 50% 316
19 Beely 40% 302
20 Bleay 80% 296
21 Bouley 50% 250
22 Beley 60% 229
23 Builey 50% 192
24 Bailay 67% 183
25 Beiley 50% 163
26 Bley 75% 147
27 Bailye 33% 146
28 Ebley 60% 112

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The surname Blay is the 4th most popular variant of Bailey.

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