Colly Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Colly Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Colly family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 40
Coal Miner 12
General Labourer 10
Agricultural Labourer 6
General Domestic Servant 4
General Servant Domestic 4
Carpenter 4
Living On Her Own Means 4
Domestic Servant 3
Butcher 2
Silk Weaver 2
Wire Draver 2
Dress Maker 2
Painter 2
Labourer 2
General Servant 2
Domestic General Servant 1
Clerk To Estate Cc 1
Parlour Maid Domestic 1
Domestic Ladys Nurse 1
Moulder 1
Fitter 1
House Keeper Domestic Servant 1
Lodging House Keeper 1
Star Worker 1

Colly Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Colley 83% 28,567
2 Coley 80% 14,403
3 Culley 67% 9,161
4 Cooley 67% 6,530
5 Calley 67% 2,480
6 Cully 80% 2,452
7 Colly 100% 2,020
8 Collie 67% 1,685
9 Cluley 50% 818
10 Cally 80% 264
11 Coly 80% 162
12 Cooly 80% 147

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The surname Colly is the 7th most popular variant of Colley.

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