Priestley Name Meaning: Derives from the Anglo Saxon words 'preost' meaning priest and 'leah' meaning meadow or similar
This name was probably given to someone who lived near a plot of land owned by a priest or was named after a place named priestley or similar.
Discover how your Priestley ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 18 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 50 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 18 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 3 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 9 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 11 |
| Lancashire | 245 |
| Leicestershire | 66 |
| Lincolnshire | 262 |
| London | 92 |
| Middlesex | 13 |
| Northumberland | 10 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 11 |
| Nottinghamshire | 143 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 9 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 11 |
| Warwickshire | 2 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 2,212 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 7 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 533 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 63 |
| Coal Miner | 59 |
| Worsted Weaver | 52 |
| Worsted Spinner | 40 |
| Dress Maker | 39 |
| Carter | 25 |
| Worsted Power Loom Weaver | 24 |
| Stone Mason | 22 |
| Labourer | 21 |
| House Servant | 19 |
| House Keeper | 17 |
| Servant | 15 |
| Cotton Warp Dresser | 15 |
| Cotton Factory Worker | 13 |
| Cotton Weaver | 13 |
| Woollen Weaver | 12 |
| Worsted Factory Worker | 12 |
| Farmer | 11 |
| Cotton Piecer | 11 |
| Butcher | 10 |
| Woollen Spinner | 10 |
| Grocer | 9 |
| Stuff Weaver | 9 |
| Wool Sorter | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Priestley | 2,176 |
| John Priestley | 1,908 |
| William Priestley | 1,581 |
| Sarah Priestley | 1,560 |
| Elizabeth Priestley | 1,182 |
| Joseph Priestley | 987 |
| James Priestley | 948 |
| George Priestley | 905 |
| Thomas Priestley | 837 |
| Hannah Priestley | 711 |
| Ann Priestley | 591 |
| Annie Priestley | 549 |
| Martha Priestley | 520 |
| Emma Priestley | 470 |
| Jane Priestley | 461 |
| Alice Priestley | 452 |
| Henry Priestley | 449 |
| Samuel Priestley | 442 |
| Ellen Priestley | 400 |
| Arthur Priestley | 387 |
| Eliza Priestley | 382 |
| Charles Priestley | 377 |
| Emily Priestley | 322 |
| Harry Priestley | 306 |
| Alfred Priestley | 271 |