Daly Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Daly Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Daly family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 318
General Labourer 53
Domestic Servant 35
Labourer 30
Coal Miner 27
Living On Own Means 20
Dock Labourer 19
Cotton Weaver 18
Laundress 15
Dress Maker 13
Tailor 13
Tailoress 12
Charwoman 11
General Servant 10
General Servant Domestic 10
Hawker 10
None 8
Cook Domestic Servant 7
House Keeper 7
Fancy Box Maker 7
Living On Her Own Means 6
General Domestic Servant 6
Shoe Maker 6
Dressmaker 5
Joiner 5

Daly Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Daley 80% 20,162
2 Daly 100% 17,276
3 Dooley 50% 11,540
4 Deeley 50% 6,671
5 Dalley 67% 6,573
6 Dally 80% 5,792
7 Dailey 67% 3,543
8 Duley 60% 2,868
9 Daily 80% 2,642
10 Duly 75% 2,126
11 Audley 33% 2,033
12 Adley 40% 2,000
13 Dealey 67% 1,877
14 Delay 60% 1,351
15 Doley 60% 1,139
16 Edley 40% 876
17 Dealy 80% 851
18 Deely 60% 587
19 Deley 60% 500
20 Dooly 60% 419
21 Dayley 67% 417
22 Deuley 50% 230
23 Doiley 50% 198
24 Doly 75% 193
25 Aidley 33% 192
26 Diley 60% 134
27 Douley 50% 134
28 Odley 40% 120

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The surname Daly is the 2nd most popular variant of Daley.

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