Cley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cley family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 7
Blacksmith 4
Female Servant 3
Dealer 1
Labourer 1
Pauper Inmate 1
Collier 1
Assistant 1
School Master 1
Pauper 1

Cley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Clay 75% 46,095
2 Coley 80% 14,403
3 Caley 80% 8,870
4 Cooley 67% 6,530
5 Claye 60% 618
6 Couley 67% 544
7 Culy 50% 451
8 Coaley 67% 443
9 Cley 100% 335
10 Culey 80% 307
11 Cauley 67% 293
12 Ceely 60% 187
13 Caly 50% 177
14 Cloy 75% 177
15 Coly 50% 162
16 Coiley 67% 153
17 Cooly 40% 147
18 Cailey 67% 144
19 Ecley 80% 116

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The surname Cley is the 9th most popular variant of Clay.

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