Carley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Carley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Carley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 231
General Labourer 31
Agricultural Labourer 25
Coal Miner 25
Dress Maker 17
Labourer 15
Domestic Servant 15
General Servant Domestic 15
Living On Her Own Means 14
General Servant 10
Grocer 9
Laundress 9
Farmer 9
Cotton Weaver 8
Farm Labourer 8
Living On Own Means 7
Gardener 6
Char Woman 6
Tailoress 6
Cook 6
Mariner 5
House Keeper 4
Carter 4
Cook Domestic Servant 4
Porter 4

Carley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Carley 100% 7,771
2 Curley 83% 7,135
3 Corley 83% 4,259
4 Carly 83% 1,456
5 Curly 67% 772
6 Croley 67% 569
7 Croly 50% 329
8 Karley 83% 206
9 Corly 67% 144
10 Carlie 67% 135
11 Coroley 71% 105
12 Craley 67% 100

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The surname Carley is the most popular version of all its varients

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