Foley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Foley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Foley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 610
Labourer 68
General Labourer 67
Domestic Servant 35
Dress Maker 28
Laundress 28
Hawker 25
Coal Miner 24
Dock Labourer 20
General Servant 19
Charwoman 18
Bricklayer Labourer 16
House Keeper 16
Cotton Weaver 16
Bricklayer 12
Servant 12
Tailor 11
Tailoress 11
No Occupation 10
Cotton Spinner 10
Chain Maker 10
Agricultural Labourer 9
Cook 9
Servant Domestic 9
Farm Labourer 9

Foley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Foley 100% 21,619
2 Folley 83% 4,063
3 Folly 80% 1,760
4 Fly 60% 1,495
5 Flay 60% 1,340
6 Feeley 67% 1,228
7 Faley 80% 715
8 Feely 40% 703
9 Fley 80% 635
10 Filey 80% 357
11 Failey 67% 335
12 Fealey 67% 309
13 Fooley 83% 269
14 Floy 60% 214
15 Foly 80% 204
16 Fleay 60% 159
17 Flye 40% 140
18 Feley 80% 109

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The surname Foley is the most popular version of all its varients

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