Dolley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dolley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dolley family

Profession Census Frequency
School 39
Farm Labourer 6
General Labourer 5
Private Means 4
General Servant (domestic) 4
Bricklayer 4
At Home 3
No Occupation 3
Railway Clerk 3
Cook (domestic) 3
Woodcutter 3
Gardener Domestic 3
School Teacher 2
Roadman 2
Caretaker 2
Warehouse Man 2
Gardener (domestic) 2
Housemaid (domestic) 2
Labourer 2
Clerk 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Dressmaker 2
Corset Hand 2
Short Hand Typist 2
Soldier 2

Dolley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dooley 83% 11,540
2 Dilley 83% 6,929
3 Dalley 83% 6,573
4 Dally 67% 5,792
5 Dolley 100% 2,308
6 Doughly 43% 1,800
7 Dilly 67% 1,257
8 Doley 83% 1,139
9 Dulley 83% 1,037
10 Dolly 83% 982
11 Delley 83% 614
12 Dooly 67% 419
13 Doughley 63% 208
14 Doly 67% 193
15 Dully 67% 186
16 Delly 67% 145

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The surname Dolley is the 5th most popular variant of Dooley.

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