Paulley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Paulley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Paulley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 8
Agricultural Labourer 3
Farm Employment 2
Gardener 2
Woodman 2
Farm Labourer 1
Farmer 1
Farmer Of 200 Acre 1
Glover 1
Laboures Wife 1
Porter 1
Clerk 1

Paulley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Polley 71% 6,945
2 Pawley 71% 6,363
3 Pulley 86% 4,222
4 Pilley 71% 3,546
5 Pauley 86% 2,105
6 Polly 57% 1,853
7 Pelly 57% 1,381
8 Pelley 71% 695
9 Paulley 100% 408
10 Pully 71% 284
11 Palley 86% 259
12 Pilly 57% 176
13 Pauly 71% 159
14 Pally 71% 151
15 Pauli 57% 130

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The surname Paulley is the 9th most popular variant of Polley.

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