Hedley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hedley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hedley family

Profession Census Frequency
School 344
Coal Miner Hewer 74
Farmer 41
Private Means 34
General Servant (domestic) 28
Labourer 20
General Labourer 17
Clerk 17
None 16
Farm Labourer 15
Dressmaker 14
Joiner 14
Coal Miner (hewer) 14
At Home 13
Butcher 10
Scholar 10
Shop Assistant 10
Student 9
No Occupation 9
At School 9
Bricklayer 9
Domestic 9
Housekeeper 8
General Servant Domestic 8
Railway Clerk 7

Hedley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hadley 83% 30,285
2 Hedley 100% 20,939
3 Headley 86% 6,439
4 Hoadley 71% 3,664
5 Hodley 83% 1,258
6 Hudley 83% 737
7 Haudley 71% 429
8 Hidley 83% 372
9 Headly 67% 308
10 Hedly 83% 294
11 Hoodley 71% 282
12 Hadly 67% 269
13 Hoadly 50% 165

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The surname Hedley is the 2nd most popular variant of Hadley.

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