Glay Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Glay Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Glay family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 6
General Servant 1
Kok 1
Seaman's Wife 1
Cook 1
Labourer 1
Labourer's Wife 1
Cabinet Maker 1

Glay Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ogley 60% 2,390
2 Galey 60% 1,147
3 Egley 60% 679
4 Gailey 50% 418
5 Gealy 60% 361
6 Guley 60% 356
7 Gooley 50% 258
8 Glay 100% 214
9 Goley 60% 205
10 Agley 60% 194
11 Gley 75% 181
12 Giley 60% 153

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The surname Glay is the 8th most popular variant of Ogley.

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