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 21
Agricultural Labourer 6
Worsted Weaver 6
Coal Miner 3
Book Keeper 2
Dress Maker 2
Cloth Binder 2
School Mistress 2
Woollen Cloth Spinner 2
Tailor 1
Tailor Apprentice 1
Wire Worker 1
Bonnet Maker 1
Chemical Labourer 1
Doffer 1
French Polisher 1
Nurse 1
Teacher Day School 1
House Servant 1
Maid Of All Work 1
Porter & Bile Poster 1
Works At A Filbihill 1
Cord Wainer 1
Cord Wainer's Wife 1
House Keeper 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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