Dilley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dilley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dilley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 192
Agricultural Labourer 59
Straw Plaiter 45
Domestic Servant 16
Labourer 15
Dress Maker 14
General Labourer 14
General Servant 11
Farm Labourer 10
Laundress 6
Stocking Maker 6
Charwoman 5
Shoe Maker 5
Coprolite Labourer 5
Railway Labourer 5
Bricklayer Labourer 5
Cook 4
Cook Domestic Servant 4
Labourer Wife 4
Farm Laborer 4
Errand Boy 3
Cooper 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Plait Straw Cutter 3
Plaiter 3

Dilley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dilley 100% 6,929
2 Dalley 83% 6,573
3 Dally 67% 5,792
4 Dolley 83% 2,308
5 Dilly 83% 1,257
6 Dulley 83% 1,037
7 Dolly 67% 982
8 Delley 83% 614
9 Dully 67% 186
10 Delly 67% 145
11 Diley 83% 134

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The surname Dilley is the most popular version of all its varients

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