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
Scholar 141
Coal Miner 25
General Labourer 12
Dress Maker 10
Agricultural Labourer 9
General Servant Domestic 8
Cotton Weaver 8
Carpenter 7
Living On Own Means 7
Laundress 5
Tailor 5
Cooper 5
General Servant 4
Wheel Wright 4
Domestic Servant 4
Tailoress 4
Farm Labourer 3
Farm Servant 3
Farmer 3
Wheelwright 3
Carter 3
Grocer 3
Shoe Finisher 3
Wool Spinner 3
Char Woman 2

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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