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.
Discover how your Hartley ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 15 |
| Buckinghamshire | 21 |
| Berkshire | 13 |
| Cambridgeshire | 41 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 402 |
| Cornwall | 19 |
| Cumberland | 302 |
| Derbyshire | 190 |
| Devon | 27 |
| Dorset | 14 |
| Durham | 505 |
| Essex | 168 |
| Gloucestershire | 39 |
| Hampshire | 126 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 46 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 13 |
| Kent | 84 |
| Lancashire | 8,634 |
| Leicestershire | 62 |
| Lincolnshire | 157 |
| London | 672 |
| Middlesex | 122 |
| Northumberland | 131 |
| Norfolk | 46 |
| Northamptonshire | 22 |
| Nottinghamshire | 182 |
| Oxfordshire | 40 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 53 |
| Suffolk | 143 |
| Somerset | 10 |
| Surrey | 100 |
| Sussex | 64 |
| Staffordshire | 220 |
| Warwickshire | 179 |
| Westmorland | 71 |
| Wiltshire | 40 |
| Worcestershire | 71 |
| Yorkshire | 7,495 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 3 |
| Carnarvonshire | 27 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 45 |
| Merionethshire | 4 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 11 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 1,182 |
| Living On Own Means | 246 |
| Cotton C Weaver | 193 |
| Farmer | 137 |
| General Labourer | 128 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 125 |
| Dress Maker | 114 |
| Cotton Winder | 114 |
| Scholar | 95 |
| General Servant Domestic | 90 |
| Cotton Spinner | 57 |
| Domestic Servant | 56 |
| Worsted Spinner | 55 |
| Cotton Warp Dresser | 52 |
| Worsted Weaver | 51 |
| Woollen Weaver | 49 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 41 |
| Charwoman | 39 |
| Coal Hewer | 39 |
| Cotton Card Room Hand | 39 |
| House Keeper | 38 |
| Butcher | 38 |
| Coal Miner | 35 |
| Tailoress | 34 |
| Laundress Wash | 32 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Hartley | 9,328 |
| John Hartley | 8,756 |
| William Hartley | 7,133 |
| James Hartley | 5,509 |
| Elizabeth Hartley | 5,367 |
| Sarah Hartley | 5,344 |
| Thomas Hartley | 4,143 |
| Joseph Hartley | 3,073 |
| George Hartley | 2,956 |
| Ann Hartley | 2,809 |
| Jane Hartley | 2,633 |
| Alice Hartley | 2,252 |
| Henry Hartley | 2,175 |
| Margaret Hartley | 2,147 |
| Hannah Hartley | 2,074 |
| Robert Hartley | 2,073 |
| Ellen Hartley | 1,977 |
| Martha Hartley | 1,828 |
| Annie Hartley | 1,810 |
| Richard Hartley | 1,714 |
| Emma Hartley | 1,362 |
| Charles Hartley | 1,315 |
| Eliza Hartley | 1,054 |
| Samuel Hartley | 1,026 |
| Alfred Hartley | 1,004 |