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
School 14
Farm Labourer 7
General Labourer 5
Newsagent 4
Housemaid (domestic) 4
At Home 3
Cowman On Farm 3
Chimney Sweep 2
Nil 2
Cotton Operative 2
General Servant (domestic) 2
Fish Dealer 2
Cook 2
Labourer On Farm 2
Silk Winding 2
Wheelwright 2
Pastry Cook 2
Labourer-gas Producers 1
Assistant In Clothiers 1
Assistant In Furniture Shop 1
Butcher Assistant 1
Cashier 1
Chanffer Domestic 1
Selered Armer 1
Warehouseman 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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