Priestly Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
0
3
6
9
12
15
19
22
25
28
31
34
Buckinghamshire
1
Cheshire
1
Derbyshire
3
Dorset
6
Durham
8
Gloucestershire
1
Hunts and Rutland
10
Kent
16
Lancashire
69
Leicestershire
1
Lincolnshire
14
London
52
Middlesex
11
Northumberland
1
Norfolk
5
Northamptonshire
2
Nottinghamshire
37
Surrey
8
Warwickshire
4
Yorkshire
208
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Brecknockshire
0
Berkshire
0
Carnarvonshire
0
Cambridgeshire
0
Cardiganshire
0
Channel Islands
0
Carmarthenshire
0
Cornwall
0
Cumberland
0
Denbighshire
0
Devon
0
Essex
0
Flintshire
0
Glamorgan
0
Hampshire
0
Herefordshire
0
Hertfordshire
0
Isle of Man
0
Merionethshire
0
Montgomeryshire
0
Monmouthshire
0
Oxfordshire
0
Pembrokeshire
0
Radnorshire
0
Shropshire
0
Suffolk
0
Somerset
0
Sussex
0
Staffordshire
0
Westmorland
0
Wiltshire
0
Worcestershire
0
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Priestly Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Priestly family
Profession
Census Frequency
Female Servant
17
Agricultural Labourer
12
Worsted Weaver
11
Labourer
7
Independent
7
Weaver
7
Wool Comber
7
Independant
5
Dress Maker
5
Male Servant
5
Farmer
3
Mule Spinner
3
Printer Labourer
3
Porter
3
Spinner
3
Laundress
2
Cartier Printer
2
Mule Piecer
2
Pupil
2
Cabinet Maker
2
Tailor
2
Stuff Weaver
2
Woollen Weaver
2
Woollen Winder
2
Worsted Power
2
Most Frequent Forenames for Priestly
Priestly Surname Variants Ranking
Did you know?
The surname Priestly is the
2nd most popular variant of Priestley.