Lively Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lively Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lively family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 14
General Labourer 6
Domestic Servant 4
Agricultural Labourer 3
House Keeper 2
Labourer 2
Publican 2
Press Worker 2
Iron Works 1
General Servant 1
Agricultural Labour 1
Carter Horse 1
Farm Servant Cowman 1
Green Grocer 1
Cotton Doffer 1
Blacksmith 1
Blank Roller 1
Domestic General Servant 1
Gardener 1
Grocer's Porter 1
Groom Domestic Servant 1
Nurse Girl Domestic 1
Painter & Decorator 1
Shepherd 1
Waggoner 1

Lively Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lovely 83% 1,721
2 Lively 100% 1,085
3 Liveley 86% 465
4 Loveley 71% 293
5 Lovley 50% 151

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The surname Lively is the 2nd most popular variant of Lovely.

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