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 525
Labourer 64
Agricultural Labourer 58
Coal Miner 48
General Servant 38
Domestic Servant 35
Dress Maker 28
Carpenter 21
House Keeper 19
Farm Labourer 19
Laundress 19
Tailor 18
Farm Servant 15
Shoe Maker 15
General Servant Domestic 14
Miner 12
Farmer 11
Wife Of Above 11
Collier 11
Servant 11
Grocer 11
Farmers Son 10
Cordwainer 10
Annuitant 10
Labourer Wife 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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