Brealey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Brealey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Brealey family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 10
Farmer 7
Weaver 7
Carpenter 6
Coal Miner 6
Female Servant 6
Shoe Maker 6
Cotton Weaver 4
Wollen Spinner 4
Male Servant 3
Independant 3
Independent 2
Tailor 2
Wheel Wright 2
Labourer 2
Hawker 2
Spinner 2
Wollen Weaver 2
Tailor Journeyman 2
Apprentice 2
Painter & Glazier 1
Revenue Officer 1
Shoe Binder 1
Surgeon 1
Tailor Apprentice 1

Brealey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Barley 57% 29,528
2 Burley 57% 21,484
3 Brealey 100% 4,966
4 Borley 57% 4,183
5 Birley 57% 3,516
6 Bearley 71% 3,176
7 Brailey 71% 2,667
8 Berley 71% 1,738
9 Braley 86% 1,566
10 Briley 71% 1,260
11 Beerley 71% 870
12 Burly 43% 776
13 Barelay 57% 696
14 Brealy 86% 425
15 Bearly 57% 385
16 Barly 43% 348
17 Buerley 71% 345
18 Bareley 71% 290
19 Breley 86% 248
20 Broley 71% 213
21 Bierley 71% 197
22 Brieley 71% 190
23 Bruley 71% 190
24 Braily 57% 148
25 Aberley 57% 147
26 Briely 57% 129
27 Brely 71% 108
28 Barlay 43% 104

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The surname Brealey is the 3rd most popular variant of Barley.

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