Kelley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Kelley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Kelley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 649
General Labourer 93
Coal Miner 83
Labourer 48
Domestic Servant 46
Living On Her Own Means 27
Agricultural Labourer 25
Dress Maker 21
Living On Own Means 19
Tailor 19
General Servant 17
Hawker 17
Dock Labourer 16
Joiner 16
Tailoress 16
Cotton Weaver 15
General Servant Domestic 15
Laundress 15
Charwoman 14
Farmer 13
Farm Labourer 12
Cotton Winder 11
Gardener 11
Bricklayer Labourer 10
House Keeper 9

Kelley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Kelly 83% 154,525
2 Kelley 100% 25,023
3 Keeley 83% 8,773
4 Killey 83% 3,726
5 Killy 67% 3,601
6 Keely 67% 2,691
7 Keley 83% 1,505
8 Kellie 67% 654
9 Kely 67% 345
10 Kally 67% 288
11 Keilly 67% 216
12 Kalley 83% 141
13 Okelly 67% 113

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The surname Kelley is the 2nd most popular variant of Kelly.

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