Lilly Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lilly Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lilly family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 275
Domestic Servant 25
General Labourer 24
Agricultural Labourer 23
Living On Own Means 23
Labourer 23
Coal Miner 20
Dress Maker 16
Laundress 15
House Keeper 13
General Servant 13
Farm Servant 11
Clerk 11
General Servant Domestic 10
Cotton Weaver 9
Dressmaker 8
Living On Her Own Means 7
Gardener 7
General Domestic Servant 6
Baker 6
Blacksmith 6
Carpenter 6
Dock Labourer 5
Nurse 5
Char Woman 5

Lilly Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lilley 83% 30,508
2 Lilly 100% 13,495
3 Liley 80% 3,610
4 Lillie 67% 3,527
5 Lally 80% 3,428
6 Lalley 67% 1,483
7 Lolley 67% 870
8 Lily 80% 851
9 Lolly 80% 319
10 Lully 80% 295
11 Lelly 80% 274
12 Lelley 67% 257
13 Allely 50% 143
14 Lulley 67% 104

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The surname Lilly is the 2nd most popular variant of Lilley.

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