Sally Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sally Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sally family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 26
Labourer 8
Son Of Above 5
Domestic Servant 5
Smith 3
Worsted Spinner 3
Farmer's Wife 2
Mill Hand 2
Housemaid 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Ship Carpenter 2
Servant 2
Boot Fitter 2
Laundress 2
Porter 2
Coal Miner 2
Monthly Nurse 1
Master Mariner 1
Labourer Print Works 1
Pensioner 1
Stationer 1
Stay Maker 1
Staymaker 1
Stoker 1
Gardener 1

Sally Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sully 80% 7,764
2 Selley 67% 5,423
3 Solly 80% 3,906
4 Silley 67% 3,363
5 Sulley 67% 2,731
6 Solley 67% 2,123
7 Selly 80% 1,762
8 Sally 100% 1,664
9 Silly 80% 1,255
10 Sawley 67% 1,138
11 Salley 83% 973
12 Sloley 50% 435
13 Seally 83% 420
14 Seully 67% 200
15 Sealley 71% 149
16 Seelly 67% 149
17 Saly 80% 110

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The surname Sally is the 8th most popular variant of Sully.

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