Gley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gley family

Profession Census Frequency
Farmer 3
Agricultural Labourer 3
Chaplain Royal Hospital 2
Servant 1
Iron Founder 1

Gley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ogley 80% 2,390
2 Galey 80% 1,147
3 Egley 80% 679
4 Gailey 67% 418
5 Gealy 40% 361
6 Guley 80% 356
7 Gooley 67% 258
8 Glay 75% 214
9 Goley 80% 205
10 Agley 80% 194
11 Gley 100% 181
12 Giley 80% 153

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The surname Gley is the 11th most popular variant of Ogley.

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