Cayley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cayley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cayley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 18
House Servant 4
Farm Labourer 3
Annuitant 3
Student 2
Labourer 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Dress Maker 2
Messenger Of Office 2
Share Fundholder In Railway 2
Landed Proprietor 2
Tailor & Clothier Firm Of 2 Employing 13 Men 2
General Servant 1
None 1
Ostler 1
Baronet 1
Bricklayer Labourer 1
Home Servant 1
Lady Cayley 1
Madame Cayley 1
Magistrate 1
Private Army 1
Shoemaker 1
Soldiers Wife Army 1
Spoon Buffer 1

Cayley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Keighley 38% 10,527
2 Caley 83% 8,870
3 Calley 83% 2,480
4 Cayley 100% 1,617
5 Kayley 83% 478
6 Kaley 67% 335
7 Cailey 83% 144
8 Kalley 67% 141
9 Keighly 14% 115

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The surname Cayley is the 4th most popular variant of Keighley.

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