Filey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Filey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Filey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3
House Servant 1
Inn Keeper 1
Tea Dealer 1
Butler 1
Police Constable 1
Labourer 1
Master Boot Maker 1
Miner 1
Hotel Waiter 1
Potatoe Dealer 1
Governess 1

Filey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Foley 80% 21,619
2 Fly 60% 1,495
3 Flay 60% 1,340
4 Feeley 67% 1,228
5 Filley 83% 1,065
6 Faley 80% 715
7 Feely 40% 703
8 Fley 80% 635
9 Filey 100% 357
10 Failey 83% 335
11 Fealey 67% 309
12 Filly 80% 280
13 Fooley 67% 269
14 Floy 60% 214
15 Foly 60% 204
16 Fleay 60% 159
17 Flye 40% 140
18 Feley 80% 109

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

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