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
At School 3
Dress Maker 2
Elementary School Teacher 2
Tailoress 2
Clay Labourer 2
Coachman Domestic 2
Teamster On Farm Ag Horse 2
Drillman National School 2
Clay Pit Labourer 1
Coachman Groom 1
Domestic Servant 1
Dressmaker 1
Gardener & Coach Man Domestic 1
General Labourer 1
General Labourer Dom 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Labourer On Farm 1
Labourer Tin Mine 1
Laundress Domestic 1
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 1
Ordinary Labourer Ag L 1
Retired Farm Agricultural Labourer 1
Road Labourer 1
Coal Miner Hewer 1
Laundress Wash 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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