Buley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Buley family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 12
Female Servant 8
Male Servant 5
Farmer 4
Smith 4
Silk Weaver 2
Independent 2
Carpenter 2
Labourer 2
Tailor 2
Cotton Weaver 2
Cotton Work 2
Clerk 1
Tailor Journeyman 1
Draper 1
Dress Maker 1
Milliner 1
Schoolmaster 1
Taylor 1
Victualler 1
Railway Labourer 1
Butterman & Publisher 1
Linen Maker 1
Pocket Knife Cutler 1
Spade Maker 1

Buley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bailey 67% 319,576
2 Baily 40% 14,135
3 Bulley 83% 6,269
4 Bewley 67% 5,577
5 Beeley 67% 4,485
6 Blay 60% 4,268
7 Baley 80% 4,170
8 Bealey 67% 2,030
9 Bly 60% 1,725
10 Buley 100% 1,623
11 Booley 67% 1,524
12 Boley 80% 1,523
13 Bloye 40% 1,424
14 Biley 80% 1,387
15 Abley 60% 1,329
16 Bloy 60% 1,093
17 Baly 60% 988
18 Bealy 40% 397
19 Boiley 67% 392
20 Bloyee 33% 316
21 Beely 40% 302
22 Bleay 60% 296
23 Bouley 83% 250
24 Beley 80% 229
25 Builey 83% 192
26 Bailay 50% 183
27 Beiley 67% 163
28 Bley 80% 147
29 Bailye 33% 146
30 Ebley 60% 112

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The surname Buley is the 10th most popular variant of Bailey.

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