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
Scholar 14
Coal Miner 6
Tailor 3
General Servant 3
Agricultural Labourer 3
Frame Work Knitter 3
Dress Maker 3
Sawyer 3
Farm Labourer 2
Brick Layer 2
House Servant 2
Power Loom Weaver Worsted 2
Stone Mason 2
Landed 1
Scholer 1
Farmer Of 210 Acres Employing 6 Labourer 1
Cotton Piecer 1
Frame Tenter 1
Warehouseman 1
Ag Labourer 1
Journeyman Brick Layer 1
Milliner And Dress Maker 1
Carman 1
Cook 1
Solicitor's General Servant 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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