Seely Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Seely Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Seely family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 33
Scholar 29
Carpenter 9
Farmer 6
Labourer 3
Brick Maker 3
Cook 2
Servant 2
Blacksmith 2
Farmers Wife 2
Straw Platter 2
Agricultural Labourer's Wife 1
Farm Labourer 1
Dress Maker 1
Boot Maker 1
Boot Frent Blocker 1
Boot Frent Blockers Wife 1
Engineer 1
House Painter 1
Journeyman Cooper 1
Laundress 1
Leather Cutter 1
Nurse 1
Printers Joiner 1
Sweep Clumkey 1

Seely Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sealey 67% 8,185
2 Sly 60% 6,824
3 Seeley 83% 5,593
4 Sealy 80% 4,075
5 Soley 40% 2,276
6 Seely 100% 1,875
7 Selly 80% 1,762
8 Ousley 33% 1,036
9 Asley 40% 811
10 Isley 40% 765
11 Slay 40% 638
12 Osley 40% 604
13 Easley 33% 597
14 Ausley 33% 415
15 Ouseley 43% 390
16 Saley 40% 379
17 Suley 40% 365
18 Siley 40% 280
19 Sooley 50% 251
20 Sailey 50% 242
21 Usley 40% 235
22 Esley 40% 222
23 Seley 60% 218
24 Ceely 80% 187
25 Sley 60% 172
26 Easly 40% 164
27 Souley 50% 151
28 Seelly 83% 149
29 Siely 80% 118
30 Saly 60% 110
31 Slye 40% 103

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The surname Seely is the 6th most popular variant of Sealey.

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