Golley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Golley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Golley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 9
Agricultural Labourer 3
Farm Servant Indoor 2
Labourer 2
Brick Maker 2
Carpenter 1
Cook Domestic Servant 1
Mason 1
Nil 1
File Cleaner 1
Frame Tenter In Cotton Mill 1
Consulting Civil Engineer 1
Domestic 1
Farm Labourer 1
Laundress 1
Works In The Fields Agricultural Labourer 1
Boy Second Class 1
Domestic Servant 1
Farm Labourer Outdoor 1
Labourer Agricultural 1
Parlor Maid 1
Cork Cutter 1
Certificated Schoolmaster 1
Certificated Schoolmistress 1
Game Keeper 1

Golley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Galley 83% 8,859
2 Gully 67% 3,492
3 Gilley 83% 2,729
4 Gulley 83% 2,289
5 Gally 67% 1,167
6 Golley 100% 706
7 Golly 83% 624
8 Gilly 67% 484
9 Gelly 67% 345
10 Gelley 83% 273
11 Gallay 67% 127
12 Galli 50% 127

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The surname Golley is the 6th most popular variant of Galley.

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