Malay Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Malay Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Malay family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2
Labourer At A Ship B Yard 1
Laundress 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Day Labourer 1
Railway Labourer 1
Wife Of Day Labourer 1
Coal Miner 1
Labourer At Iron Works 1
Pudler In Iron Works 1

Malay Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Maley 80% 4,972
2 Maloy 80% 2,095
3 Mealey 67% 1,821
4 Emily 40% 1,363
5 Miley 60% 885
6 Mailey 67% 814
7 Meloy 60% 693
8 Maly 80% 622
9 Moloy 60% 486
10 Moley 60% 468
11 Mealy 60% 444
12 Emley 40% 418
13 Mauley 67% 386
14 Mooley 50% 379
15 Amley 40% 272
16 Emly 40% 159
17 Mouley 50% 155
18 Emiley 50% 148
19 Muley 60% 130
20 Imlay 60% 120
21 Malay 100% 104
22 Meley 60% 103

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The surname Malay is the 21st most popular variant of Maley.

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