Lilley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lilley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lilley family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 57
Living On Own Means 42
Dress Maker 38
General Servant Domestic 37
Scholar 37
Agricultural Labourer 34
Domestic Servant 25
Coal Miner C Hewer 21
Coal Miner Hewer 21
Carpenter 20
Tailoress 19
Farmer 19
Housemaid Domestic 17
Cotton Weaver 17
Cook Domestic 16
Bricklayer 16
Brick Layer 14
House Maid Domestic 14
School 14
Tailor 14
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 14
At School 13
Charwoman 13
Servant Domestic 13
House Keeper Domestic 13

Lilley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lilley 100% 30,508
2 Lilly 83% 13,495
3 Liley 83% 3,610
4 Lillie 67% 3,527
5 Lally 67% 3,428
6 Lalley 83% 1,483
7 Lolley 83% 870
8 Lily 67% 851
9 Lolly 67% 319
10 Lully 67% 295
11 Lelly 67% 274
12 Lelley 83% 257
13 Allely 50% 143
14 Lulley 83% 104

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

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