Railey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Railey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Railey family

Profession Census Frequency
Labourer 7
Agricultural Labourer 5
Female Servant 3
Book Seller 2
Independent 2
Laundress 2
Male Servant 2
Surgeon 1
Shipright Apprentice 1
Master Mariner 1
Tenter 1
Baker 1
Forestkeeper 1
Jeweller 1
Nurse 1
Tailor 1
Inmate 1
Coal Miner Miner Miner 1
Leather Trade 1
Gardener 1
Confectioner 1
Corn Merchant 1
Farmer 1

Railey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Riley 83% 156,045
2 Early 50% 5,857
3 Earley 67% 5,690
4 Raley 83% 2,333
5 Reley 67% 2,140
6 Reily 67% 1,679
7 Reiley 83% 1,675
8 Riely 50% 1,076
9 Railey 100% 1,047
10 Rily 67% 763
11 Reeley 67% 689
12 Orley 50% 639
13 Roley 67% 578
14 Realey 67% 498
15 Airley 67% 488
16 Reilley 71% 475
17 Rilay 67% 407
18 Reely 50% 381
19 Oarley 67% 316
20 Ruley 67% 285
21 Rouley 67% 284
22 Rieley 67% 273
23 Rooley 67% 272
24 Rayley 83% 262
25 Relay 50% 255
26 Arley 67% 234
27 Railly 83% 171
28 Realy 50% 157
29 Erley 50% 147
30 Raly 67% 137
31 Raily 83% 119

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The surname Railey is the 9th most popular variant of Riley.

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