Ley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ley family

Profession Census Frequency
School 178
Private Means 23
Farm Labourer 16
Farmer 15
Dressmaker 13
General Labourer 12
House Keeper 10
Carpenter 9
None 9
Horseman On Farm 9
Housekeeper 8
Labourer 8
Dock Labourer 8
Warehouseman 7
General Servant (domestic) 7
Coal Miner Hewer 7
Blacksmith 6
Scholar 6
Domestic 5
House Painter 5
Student 5
Butcher 5
Old Age Pensioner 5
Farmers Son Working On Farm 5
At School 4

Ley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lay 67% 17,630
2 Eley 75% 13,721
3 Ely 33% 12,676
4 Ley 100% 10,502
5 Lye 33% 6,717
6 Lait 25% 2,735
7 Ealey 60% 2,444
8 Loy 67% 2,069
9 Aley 75% 1,828
10 Iley 75% 1,726
11 Leay 75% 1,019
12 Oley 75% 651
13 Laye 50% 642
14 Loye 50% 425
15 Ealy 25% 393
16 Elay 50% 272
17 Ailey 60% 270
18 Laitt 20% 250
19 Leoy 75% 213
20 Auley 60% 164
21 Eeley 60% 119
22 Eloy 50% 115
23 Oaley 60% 110
24 Laigh 20% 109

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The surname Ley is the 4th most popular variant of Lay.

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