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 82
Coal Miner 14
Domestic Servant 6
General Labourer 5
Cotton Weaver 4
General Servant Domestic 4
Colliery Labourer 4
Living On Her Own Means 3
General Servant 3
Labourer 3
Domestic Servant General 3
Woollen Cloth Weaver 3
Agricultural Labourer 2
Brick Yard Labourer 2
Dress Maker 2
Farm Servant 2
Bricklayers Labourer 2
Draper 2
Fancy Box Maker 2
Laundress 2
Living On Own Means 2
Blacksmith 2
Farm Labourer 2
Banksman At A Pit 2
Fancy Draper 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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