Rooley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Rooley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rooley family

Profession Census Frequency
Laundress 4
Scholar 3
General Labourer 2
Pensioner Steam Reserve 1
Daily Farmer 1
General Servant 1
Blacksmith 1
Confectioner 1
Domestic Servant 1
Physician Surgeon 1
Railway Station Master 1
News Agent 1
Wash Laundress 1
Malster Workman 1
Glass Cutter 1
Charwoman 1
Cloth Drawer Wool 1
Woollen Weaver 1

Rooley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Riley 67% 156,045
2 Rowley 83% 56,471
3 Early 33% 5,857
4 Earley 50% 5,690
5 Raley 67% 2,333
6 Reley 67% 2,140
7 Reily 50% 1,679
8 Reiley 67% 1,675
9 Riely 50% 1,076
10 Railey 67% 1,047
11 Rily 50% 763
12 Reeley 67% 689
13 Orley 67% 639
14 Roley 83% 578
15 Rolly 67% 566
16 Realey 67% 498
17 Airley 50% 488
18 Rilay 50% 407
19 Reely 50% 381
20 Rowly 67% 317
21 Oarley 50% 316
22 Ruley 67% 285
23 Rouley 83% 284
24 Rieley 67% 273
25 Rooley 100% 272
26 Relay 50% 255
27 Arley 50% 234
28 Realy 50% 157
29 Erley 50% 147
30 Raly 50% 137
31 Raily 50% 119

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The surname Rooley is the 25th most popular variant of Riley.

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