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 779
Labourer 104
General Labourer 94
Coal Miner 83
Agricultural Labourer 51
Domestic Servant 36
Laundress 27
General Servant 25
Bricklayer Labourer 24
Dress Maker 24
Tailor 24
Farm Labourer 23
Hawker 20
Cotton Weaver 19
General Servant Domestic 18
Servant 17
Cotton Operative 16
House Keeper 16
Charwoman 14
Tailoress 14
Cotton Spinner 14
Labourer General 14
Shoe Maker 13
Bricklayer 12
Painter 11

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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