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 734
Agricultural Labourer 89
Labourer 66
General Labourer 53
Domestic Servant 43
Dress Maker 35
General Servant 33
Farm Labourer 27
Laundress 27
General Servant Domestic 14
House Keeper 14
Tailor 14
Carpenter 13
Gardener 13
Servant 12
No Occupation 11
Charwoman 10
Tailoress 10
Coal Miner 10
Blacksmith 9
Annuitant 9
Mason 9
Nailer 9
Dock Labourer 8
Railway Labourer 8

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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