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 605
Agricultural Labourer 72
General Labourer 68
Domestic Servant 34
Dress Maker 32
General Servant 31
Labourer 31
Living On Own Means 28
Carpenter 21
Living On Her Own Means 19
Laundress 19
Gardener 19
General Servant Domestic 17
Blacksmith 16
Tailor 15
Coal Miner 15
Farm Labourer 14
Butcher 13
House Keeper 12
Baker 10
Cook Domestic Servant 10
Farm Servant 10
Tailoress 10
Charwoman 10
Clerk 10

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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