Jolly Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Jolly Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Jolly family

Profession Census Frequency
School 406
Cotton Weaver 62
General Labourer 34
Weaver 33
Farm Labourer 32
Private Means 29
Labourer 27
Farmer 27
General Servant (domestic) 25
At Home 23
School Boy 22
Domestic Servant 21
Coal Miner Hewer 21
At School 17
Weaver Cotton 17
Clerk 16
Dressmaker 16
None 15
School Girl 14
Old Age Pensioner 13
House Painter 10
Housekeeper 10
Cook (domestic) 9
Bricklayer 9
Carter 9

Jolly Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Jolly 100% 23,130
2 Jolley 83% 11,935
3 Jelley 67% 6,593
4 Jelly 80% 6,048
5 Jully 80% 364
6 Joley 80% 284
7 Jollye 83% 181
8 Jally 80% 168
9 Jilley 67% 156
10 Jollie 67% 132
11 Jalley 67% 108
12 Joly 80% 104
13 Jilly 80% 102

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

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