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 | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 2 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 56 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 42 |
| Essex | 9 |
| Gloucestershire | 13 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 368 |
| Leicestershire | 57 |
| Lincolnshire | 284 |
| London | 146 |
| Middlesex | 5 |
| Northumberland | 4 |
| Norfolk | 9 |
| Northamptonshire | 11 |
| Nottinghamshire | 150 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 4 |
| Suffolk | 12 |
| Somerset | 14 |
| Surrey | 13 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 8 |
| Warwickshire | 11 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 7 |
| Yorkshire | 2,481 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 6 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 3 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 5 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 550 |
| Worsted Weaver | 114 |
| Worsted Spinner | 75 |
| Coal Miner | 48 |
| Labourer | 38 |
| Dress Maker | 37 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 36 |
| Cotton Weaver | 27 |
| Woollen Weaver | 27 |
| Domestic Servant | 25 |
| House Keeper | 23 |
| House Wife | 23 |
| Joiner | 20 |
| Mill Hand | 18 |
| Stone Mason | 17 |
| Stuff Weaver | 16 |
| Annuitant | 13 |
| General Servant | 13 |
| Butcher | 13 |
| Servant | 12 |
| Farm Servant | 11 |
| Warp Dresser | 11 |
| Weaver | 11 |
| Farm Labourer | 10 |
| Cotton Piecer | 10 |
| 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 |