Oleary Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Oleary Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Oleary family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 51
General Labourer 14
Labourer 8
Coal Miner 5
Dress Maker 4
Agricultural Labourer 3
Fisherman 2
Manager 2
Artist 2
Fur Sewer 2
Servant 2
Domestic Servant 2
Tailor 2
Labourer At Gas Works 2
Left Off Clothier Dealer 2
Tailoress 2
Cabinet Maker 2
Stone Quarry Man 1
House & Parlour Maid 1
2nd Mate 1
A B Seaman 1
Assistant Cabinet Maker 1
Laundry Woman 1
Nail Maker Out Of Employ 1
Thatcher 1

Oleary Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Leary 83% 17,082
2 Oleary 100% 2,606
3 O'leary 86% 1,671
4 Learey 67% 1,668
5 Lory 50% 1,183
6 Larey 50% 1,083
7 Leroy 50% 967
8 Lorey 33% 706
9 Lary 67% 535
10 Loury 50% 395
11 Laury 50% 293
12 Lery 67% 264
13 Lury 50% 253
14 Elroy 33% 179
15 Elery 67% 168
16 Lourey 33% 166
17 Laurey 33% 137
18 Olarey 67% 133
19 Alrey 33% 122
20 Leury 67% 102

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The surname Oleary is the 2nd most popular variant of Leary.

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