Lely Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lely Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lely family

Profession Census Frequency
Labourer 2
Female Servant 1
Malster 1

Lely Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Olley 40% 7,313
2 Alley 40% 4,468
3 Liley 60% 3,610
4 Elley 40% 2,426
5 Lailey 50% 1,475
6 Lily 75% 851
7 Elly 50% 781
8 Luley 60% 569
9 Lealey 67% 309
10 Ulley 40% 306
11 Luly 75% 297
12 Ally 50% 283
13 Laley 60% 279
14 Lelly 80% 274
15 Lelley 67% 257
16 Leeley 67% 198
17 Lealy 80% 147
18 Llewelly 50% 133
19 Olly 50% 130
20 Laily 60% 118
21 Eilley 33% 104
22 Lely 100% 102
23 Laly 75% 101

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The surname Lely is the 22nd most popular variant of Olley.

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