Padley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Padley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Padley family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 16
Living On Own Means 10
Coal Miner Hewer 10
Farm Labourer 7
Coal Miner C Hewer 7
Cook Domestic 6
Dress Maker 6
Farmer 6
Laundress Wash 6
Scholar 5
General Servant Domestic 5
Domestic Servant 4
Groom Domestic 4
Gardener Domestic 4
Ag Labourer 4
Carpenter 3
Cotton Weaver 3
General Domestic 3
School 3
Solicitor 3
School Mistress 3
Jeweller Gold 3
Domestic General Servant 3
General Domestic Servant 3
Coal Miner Contractor C Hewer 3

Padley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pedley 83% 11,119
2 Padley 100% 6,769
3 Pudley 83% 206
4 Pedly 67% 186
5 Pidley 83% 179
6 Podley 83% 113

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The surname Padley is the 2nd most popular variant of Pedley.

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