Priestly Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Priestly Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Priestly family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 121
Coal Miner 15
Dress Maker 9
Cotton Weaver 9
Labourer 7
Agricultural Labourer 5
House Keeper 4
Tailoress 4
Domestic Servant 4
Weaver 4
Farm Servant Indoor 4
Draper 3
Nurse 3
Farm Labourer 3
Worsted Spinner 3
Worsted Twister 3
Landed Proprietor 3
Boot Maker 2
Bricklayer 2
Cook 2
Cooper 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Hawker 2
Milliner Dress Maker 2
Lace Dresser 2

Priestly Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Priestley 89% 33,563
2 Priestly 100% 3,413
3 Prestley 75% 1,263
4 Pristley 75% 724
5 Preistley 67% 288
6 Prustley 63% 129
7 Prestly 88% 110

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The surname Priestly is the 2nd most popular variant of Priestley.

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