Otley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Otley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Otley family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 20
Female Servant 12
Independent 11
Labourer 7
Farmer 6
Male Servant 4
Clerk 3
Wool Comber 3
Stone Mason 2
Shoe Maker 2
House Keeper 2
Ag Labourer 2
Edge Tool Maker Apprentice 2
Factory Girl 2
Silver Smith 2
Brifs Maker 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Doubler 1
Weaver 1
Bricklayer 1
Plumber 1
Brewer 1
Hair Curler 1
Shoemaker 1
Cord Wainer 1

Otley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Tooley 67% 7,899
2 Tiley 60% 5,430
3 Otley 100% 3,694
4 Utley 80% 3,397
5 Ottley 83% 2,956
6 Oatley 83% 2,582
7 Atley 80% 1,370
8 Toley 60% 966
9 Tuley 60% 938
10 Tily 40% 725
11 Taley 60% 531
12 Atlay 60% 266
13 Tooly 40% 215
14 Touley 67% 200
15 Teeley 50% 143
16 Eatley 67% 128
17 Tailey 50% 127
18 Tuly 40% 120
19 Tuiley 50% 109
20 Etley 80% 103

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The surname Otley is the 3rd most popular variant of Tooley.

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