Fly Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Fly Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Fly family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 51
Coal Miner 4
General Servant 3
Labourer 3
Labourer In Lime Works 3
Iron Puddler 3
Domestic Servant 2
Farrier 2
Carpenter 2
Sawyer 2
Wife 2
General Servant Domestic 1
Shoe Maker 1
House Keeper Domestic 1
Gas Stoker 1
Silk Ribbon Weaver Unemployed 1
Silk Winder 1
Washerwoman 1
Cook Domestic Servant 1
Fisherman 1
Servant 1
Juvenile Offender Under Detention No Occupation 1
Labourer In Brick Fields 1
Labourer Lime Works 1
Horse Keeper In Coal Miner 1

Fly Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Foley 60% 21,619
2 Fly 100% 1,495
3 Flay 75% 1,340
4 Feeley 50% 1,228
5 Faley 60% 715
6 Feely 60% 703
7 Fley 75% 635
8 Filey 60% 357
9 Failey 50% 335
10 Fealey 50% 309
11 Fooley 50% 269
12 Floy 75% 214
13 Foly 75% 204
14 Fleay 60% 159
15 Flye 75% 140
16 Feley 60% 109

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The surname Fly is the 2nd most popular variant of Foley.

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