Prestley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Prestley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Prestley family

Profession Census Frequency
Stone Mason 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Apprentice 1
Army 1
General D 1
Male Servant 1
Labourer 1
Cotton Warper 1
Cutler 1
Farmer 1
Weaver 1
Wool Comber 1

Prestley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Priestley 89% 33,563
2 Priestly 75% 3,413
3 Pressley 88% 2,176
4 Presley 88% 1,755
5 Prestley 100% 1,263
6 Pristley 88% 724
7 Preistley 89% 288
8 Prustley 88% 129
9 Prestly 88% 110

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The surname Prestley is the 5th most popular variant of Priestley.

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