Colley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Colley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Colley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 760
Coal Miner 84
Agricultural Labourer 75
Domestic Servant 51
Dress Maker 38
Labourer 38
General Servant 33
General Labourer 32
Carpenter 20
Laundress 19
Cotton Weaver 18
No Occupation 16
General Servant Domestic 16
Farm Labourer 14
Annuitant 13
Brick Layer 13
Carter 13
Farmers Son 12
Blacksmith 10
Charwoman 10
House Keeper 10
Shoe Maker 10
Grocer 9
Tailoress 9
Iron Worker 9

Colley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Colley 100% 28,567
2 Coley 83% 14,403
3 Culley 83% 9,161
4 Cooley 83% 6,530
5 Calley 83% 2,480
6 Cully 67% 2,452
7 Colly 83% 2,020
8 Collie 67% 1,685
9 Cluley 67% 818
10 Cally 67% 264
11 Coly 67% 162
12 Cooly 67% 147

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

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