Bodely Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bodely Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bodely family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 10
Agricultural Labourer 7
Clerk 2
Bricklayer 2
Bricklayer Labourer 2
Mariner Insurance Brokers Clerk 1
Merchant's Clerk 1
School Teacher 1
Baker 1
Painter 1
Stone Mason 1
Carpenter's Apprentice 1
Domestic Servant 1
Police Constable 1

Bodely Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Badley 50% 4,200
2 Bodley 67% 2,960
3 Beadley 43% 1,260
4 Boadley 57% 475
5 Budley 50% 473
6 Boudley 57% 464
7 Bedley 50% 443
8 Bodily 83% 439
9 Badeley 71% 283
10 Bidley 50% 232
11 Bodely 100% 127
12 Bodiley 71% 112

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The surname Bodely is the 11th most popular variant of Badley.

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