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
General Labourer 5
General Servant Domestic 4
Living On Own Means 4
Agricultural Labourer 3
Gardener Domestic 3
Brass Finisher 2
Carpenter 2
General Servant (domestic) 2
Cotton Weaver 2
Horseman On Farm 2
Scholar 2
Brick Maker's Labourer 2
Harness Stitcher 2
Iron Works Labourer 2
General Domestic Servant 2
Hawker 2
Plasterer 2
Iron Worker 1
Permanent Boy Labourer Rly Lab 1
Coal Miner Driver 1
Coal Miner Hewer 1
Coal Miner Putter 1
General Dealer Shop 1
General Labourer At Mineral Water Factory 1
Mineral Water Labeller 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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