Paley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Paley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Paley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 127
General Servant 16
Labourer 14
Coal Miner 11
Farm Servant 10
Annuitant 6
House Keeper 6
Grocer 5
Dress Maker 5
Worsted Weaver 5
Farmers Wife 4
Mason 4
No Occupation 4
Domestic Servant 4
Agricultural Labourer 3
Laundress 3
Boot Maker 3
Farmer 3
Retired Farmer 3
Worsted Spinner 3
Daur Of Grocer 2
Cotton Weaver 2
Domestic 2
Servant 2
Twine Spinner 2

Paley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pooley 67% 17,340
2 Paley 100% 5,600
3 Pauley 83% 2,105
4 Poley 80% 1,736
5 Pooly 40% 575
6 Payley 83% 307
7 Piley 80% 289
8 Palley 83% 259
9 Play 60% 194
10 Pailey 83% 188
11 Pauly 60% 159
12 Pealey 83% 147
13 Pouley 67% 120
14 Puley 80% 114

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The surname Paley is the 2nd most popular variant of Pooley.

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