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
School 538
Coal Miner Hewer 49
General Labourer 40
Private Means 35
Farm Labourer 33
Farmer 28
Dressmaker 26
Labourer 25
Domestic Servant 22
Bricklayer 20
General Servant (domestic) 19
Coal Miner (hewer) 19
At School 18
Clerk 17
Carter 17
House Keeper 16
Shop Assistant 16
At Home 15
Butcher 15
None 15
Carpenter 14
Scholar 14
General Servant Domestic 13
Charwoman 11
Domestic 10

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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