Morley Name Meaning: Taken form the Anglo-Saxon word 'morleah', meaning 'marsh+woodland clearing'.
A locative name given to someone who lived or worked in a march or marshy woodland clearing.
Discover how your Morley ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 31 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 225 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 103 |
| Cornwall | 50 |
| Cumberland | 118 |
| Derbyshire | 479 |
| Devon | 31 |
| Dorset | 7 |
| Durham | 118 |
| Essex | 102 |
| Gloucestershire | 116 |
| Hampshire | 188 |
| Herefordshire | 10 |
| Hertfordshire | 90 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 180 |
| Lancashire | 724 |
| Leicestershire | 184 |
| Lincolnshire | 299 |
| London | 919 |
| Middlesex | 48 |
| Northumberland | 46 |
| Norfolk | 252 |
| Northamptonshire | 20 |
| Nottinghamshire | 973 |
| Oxfordshire | 34 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 8 |
| Shropshire | 10 |
| Suffolk | 348 |
| Somerset | 59 |
| Surrey | 245 |
| Sussex | 355 |
| Staffordshire | 209 |
| Warwickshire | 144 |
| Westmorland | 5 |
| Wiltshire | 12 |
| Worcestershire | 29 |
| Yorkshire | 1,173 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 9 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 78 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 22 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,356 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 340 |
| House Servant | 102 |
| Labourer | 97 |
| Dress Maker | 90 |
| Servant | 60 |
| Coal Miner | 59 |
| Cotton Weaver | 56 |
| House Keeper | 55 |
| Carter | 38 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 37 |
| Farm Labourer | 33 |
| General Servant | 33 |
| Shoe Maker | 31 |
| Tailor | 30 |
| Wife Of Above | 28 |
| House Maid | 27 |
| Carpenter | 26 |
| Domestic Servant | 26 |
| Joiner | 26 |
| Laundress | 25 |
| Farmer | 25 |
| Blacksmith | 25 |
| Butcher | 23 |
| Groom | 23 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Morley | 5,703 |
| William Morley | 5,580 |
| John Morley | 5,027 |
| Elizabeth Morley | 3,521 |
| George Morley | 3,293 |
| Thomas Morley | 3,060 |
| Sarah Morley | 2,780 |
| James Morley | 2,729 |
| Ann Morley | 1,965 |
| Henry Morley | 1,736 |
| Jane Morley | 1,523 |
| Charles Morley | 1,511 |
| Joseph Morley | 1,409 |
| Alice Morley | 1,277 |
| Eliza Morley | 1,256 |
| Annie Morley | 1,221 |
| Emma Morley | 1,206 |
| Hannah Morley | 1,183 |
| Ellen Morley | 1,143 |
| Robert Morley | 1,094 |
| Edward Morley | 1,038 |
| Frederick Morley | 1,027 |
| Arthur Morley | 990 |
| Emily Morley | 913 |
| Richard Morley | 889 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morley | 100% | 87,946 |
| 2 | Marley | 83% | 13,995 |
| 3 | Murley | 83% | 4,213 |
| 4 | Moreley | 86% | 2,193 |
| 5 | Moorley | 86% | 1,704 |
| 6 | Merley | 83% | 1,172 |
| 7 | Morly | 83% | 978 |
| 8 | Morlay | 83% | 490 |
| 9 | Morely | 67% | 440 |
| 10 | Moorly | 67% | 226 |
| 11 | Marly | 67% | 214 |
| 12 | Murly | 67% | 192 |
| 13 | Emerly | 50% | 189 |
| 14 | Mirley | 83% | 149 |
The surname Morley is the most popular version of all its varients