Hartley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hartley Name Meaning: Derived from an Anglo-Saxon word 'hart' meaning 'stag' or 'male deer' and 'ley' or 'leah' meaning 'wood'.

This surname was probably taken from a number of villages and towns etc in Great Britain of the same name. It may have also referred to someone who was associated with keeping deer or someone who lived in a wood.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hartley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hartley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3,382
Cotton Weaver 974
Coal Miner 302
Worsted Weaver 161
House Keeper 159
Dress Maker 125
General Labourer 123
Domestic Servant 94
Cotton Winder 93
Worsted Spinner 91
Labourer 87
Agricultural Labourer 77
Cotton Spinner 77
Annuitant 63
Farmers Wife 58
Joiner 56
Butcher 51
Cotton Operative 51
Woollen Weaver 50
General Servant 48
Grocer 46
Farm Labourer 44
General Servant Domestic 43
Stone Mason 42
Laundress 38

Hartley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hartley 100% 127,801
2 Hartly 86% 2,490
3 Hurtley 86% 821
4 Heartley 88% 797
5 Hortley 86% 373
6 Hertley 86% 215
7 Heartly 71% 124

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

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