Bodley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bodley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bodley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 58
Living On Own Means 8
Coal Miner 5
Carpenter & Joiner 5
Dress Maker 5
Living On Her Own Means 4
Domestic Servant 4
General Servant Domestic 4
Brick Layer 4
Bricklayer 4
Carpenter 4
Clerk 4
Assistant 3
Butcher 2
Farm Servant 2
Grocer 2
Cement Labourer 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Cotton Weaver 2
General Servant 2
Clerk Stock Broker 2
Milliner 2
Quarryman 2
Draper's Assistant 2
Factory Operater 2

Bodley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Badley 83% 4,200
2 Bodley 100% 2,960
3 Beadley 71% 1,260
4 Boadley 86% 475
5 Budley 83% 473
6 Boudley 86% 464
7 Bedley 83% 443
8 Bodily 67% 439
9 Badeley 71% 283
10 Bidley 83% 232
11 Bodely 67% 127
12 Bodiley 86% 112

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The surname Bodley is the 2nd most popular variant of Badley.

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