Farley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Farley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Farley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 361
Agricultural Labourer 133
Labourer 54
House Servant 35
Dress Maker 24
Servant 22
Laundress 19
Farm Labourer 18
Cook 18
General Servant 16
Carter 15
Butcher 14
House Keeper 13
Farm Servant 12
Carpenter 11
Domestic Servant 10
Miner 9
Gardener 9
Nurse 9
Shoe Maker 9
Dock Labourer 8
Charwoman 8
Gloveress 8
Shepherd 8
Coal Miner 7

Farley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Farley 100% 26,232
2 Fairley 86% 4,402
3 Furley 83% 2,982
4 Fearley 86% 610
5 Forley 83% 577
6 Farlie 67% 294
7 Fraley 67% 280
8 Ferley 83% 200
9 Farly 83% 182
10 Fairly 67% 175
11 Freeley 57% 139
12 Freely 50% 134
13 Firley 83% 130

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

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