Porley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Porley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Porley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 21
Agricultural Labourer 10
Domestic Servant 7
Labourer 7
Farmer Boy 3
House Keeper 2
General Servant 2
Gardener 2
No Occupation 2
Work On Land 2
Parish Allowance 2
Formerly Clothiers Wife 1
Cattle Drover 1
House Maid 1
Cook 1
Corn Merchant 1
Domestic Servant Out Of Man 1
Dress Maker 1
Farm Labourer 1
Fish Monger 1
Formerly Laundress 1
Fruit Dealer 1
Machinist 1
Miner 1
Ware House Man 1

Porley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Parley 83% 1,554
2 Porley 100% 1,235
3 Purley 83% 177
4 Pearley 71% 126
5 Perley 83% 117

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The surname Porley is the 2nd most popular variant of Parley.

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