Failey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Failey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Failey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3
Pauper 2
Ag Labourer 1
Annuitant 1
Farm Labourer 1
Laundress 1
Ship Steward 1
Steward's Wife 1
Son 1
General Servant 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Ag Lab 1
Farm Servant 1

Failey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Foley 67% 21,619
2 Fly 50% 1,495
3 Flay 50% 1,340
4 Feeley 67% 1,228
5 Faley 83% 715
6 Feely 50% 703
7 Fley 67% 635
8 Filey 83% 357
9 Failey 100% 335
10 Fealey 67% 309
11 Fooley 67% 269
12 Floy 50% 214
13 Falley 83% 209
14 Foly 50% 204
15 Fleay 50% 159
16 Flye 33% 140
17 Feley 67% 109

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The surname Failey is the 9th most popular variant of Foley.

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