Rapley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Rapley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rapley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 72
Agricultural Labourer 52
Farm Labourer 18
At Home 15
Labourer 12
Servant 10
Cook 7
House Servant 6
General Servant 6
Dress Maker 5
Farm Servant 4
Jeweller 4
Shoe Maker 4
House Keeper 4
Butcher 4
Farmer's Daughter 4
Farmer's Son 4
Baker 3
Carpenter 3
House Maid 3
Laundress 3
Pauper 3
Wheel Wright 3
Mariner 2
Pauper Agricultural Labourer 2

Rapley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ripley 83% 13,913
2 Rapley 100% 6,969
3 Repley 83% 314
4 Ropley 83% 276

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The surname Rapley is the 2nd most popular variant of Ripley.

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