Curley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Curley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Curley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 183
General Labourer 32
Labourer 31
Coal Miner 22
Dress Maker 9
Dock Labourer 8
Farm Labourer 8
General Servant 8
Charwoman 8
Domestic Servant 7
Bricklayer Labourer 6
Laundress 6
Agricultural Labourer 6
No Occupation 6
Brick Layers Labourer 5
House Keeper 5
None 5
Boot Maker 4
Servant 4
Cotton Weaver 4
Doubler Cotton 4
Farm Servant Indoor 4
General Labourer Wife 4
Hawker 4
Butcher 4

Curley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Carley 83% 7,771
2 Curley 100% 7,135
3 Kerley 67% 4,678
4 Corley 83% 4,259
5 Kirley 67% 2,692
6 Kearley 57% 1,900
7 Carly 67% 1,456
8 Kerly 50% 982
9 Curly 83% 772
10 Croley 67% 569
11 Kirly 50% 501
12 Croly 50% 329
13 Corly 67% 144
14 Keerly 33% 111
15 Coroley 71% 105
16 Kurley 83% 103
17 Craley 67% 100

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The surname Curley is the 2nd most popular variant of Carley.

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