Coley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Coley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Coley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 352
General Labourer 29
Agricultural Labourer 28
Chain Maker 25
Coal Miner 21
Dress Maker 17
Labourer 16
Domestic Servant 16
Living On Own Means 12
General Servant 11
Iron Worker 9
Nailmaker 9
Living On Her Own Means 8
General Servant Domestic 8
Clerk 8
Carpenter 8
Blacksmith 7
Bricklayer Labourer 6
Grocer 6
Baker 6
Laundress 5
Gardener 5
Butcher 5
Farm Servant 5
Buttonmaker 5

Coley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Clay 60% 46,095
2 Colley 83% 28,567
3 Coley 100% 14,403
4 Caley 80% 8,870
5 Cooley 83% 6,530
6 Colly 80% 2,020
7 Collie 50% 1,685
8 Claye 40% 618
9 Couley 83% 544
10 Culy 60% 451
11 Coaley 83% 443
12 Cley 80% 335
13 Culey 80% 307
14 Cauley 67% 293
15 Ceely 40% 187
16 Caly 60% 177
17 Cloy 60% 177
18 Coly 80% 162
19 Coiley 83% 153
20 Cooly 60% 147
21 Cailey 67% 144
22 Ecley 60% 116

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The surname Coley is the 3rd most popular variant of Clay.

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