Chorley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Chorley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Chorley family

Profession Census Frequency
School 140
Labourer 11
Farm Labourer 11
Private Means 10
At Home 8
General Labourer 8
Bricklayer 8
Carter 8
Coal Miner Hewer 8
Clerk 7
Dressmaker 7
General Servant (domestic) 7
Assisting In The Business 7
Domestic Servant 6
Carter On Farm 6
Cook Domestic 5
Stone Mason 5
Dock Labourer 5
Housekeeper 5
Plumber 5
Scholar 5
School Boy 4
House Painter 4
School Girl 3
Servant-ley Day 3

Chorley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Chorley 100% 7,185
2 Charley 86% 4,316
3 Corley 86% 4,259
4 Churley 86% 235
5 Corly 71% 144
6 Charly 71% 128
7 Churly 71% 121

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

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