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
General Labourer 63
Living On Own Means 48
General Servant Domestic 47
Dress Maker 40
Scholar 33
Cook Domestic 28
Housemaid Domestic 19
Laundress Wash 19
Carpenter 18
Domestic Servant 17
Charwoman 16
Gardener Domestic 16
House Maid Domestic 15
Tailor 15
Dock Labourer 15
Market Gardener 13
Agricultural Labourer 13
Bricklayer Labourer 12
Labourer General 11
Blacksmith 10
Butcher 10
Coal Miner Hewer 10
Cotton Weaver 10
Farmer 10
Dressmaker 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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