Coly Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Coly Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Coly family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 4
Labourer 2
Servant 1
Female Servant 1
Nailer 1

Coly Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Clay 50% 46,095
2 Colley 67% 28,567
3 Coley 80% 14,403
4 Caley 60% 8,870
5 Cooley 67% 6,530
6 Colly 80% 2,020
7 Collie 50% 1,685
8 Claye 40% 618
9 Couley 67% 544
10 Culy 75% 451
11 Coaley 67% 443
12 Cley 50% 335
13 Culey 60% 307
14 Cauley 50% 293
15 Ceely 60% 187
16 Caly 75% 177
17 Cloy 50% 177
18 Coly 100% 162
19 Coiley 67% 153
20 Cooly 80% 147
21 Cailey 50% 144
22 Ecley 40% 116

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The surname Coly is the 18th most popular variant of Clay.

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