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
Scholar 769
Agricultural Labourer 101
Coal Miner 94
General Labourer 58
Dress Maker 38
Labourer 32
Living On Own Means 31
General Servant 26
Domestic Servant 26
House Keeper 20
Farmer 18
General Servant Domestic 17
Tailor 17
Carpenter 16
Farm Labourer 16
General Domestic Servant 16
Tailoress 16
Gardener 16
Laundress 15
Living On Her Own Means 15
Farm Servant 14
Joiner 13
Grocer 12
Bricklayer 12
Shoe Maker 10

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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