Shirley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Shirley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Shirley family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 42
Living On Own Means 33
Farmer 27
General Servant Domestic 26
Cook Domestic 21
Dress Maker 20
Scholar 16
Laundress Wash 15
School 15
Housemaid Domestic 14
Draper Assistant 11
Farm Labourer 11
Agricultural Labourer 11
None 10
Bricklayer 8
Bricklayer Labourer 7
House Decorator 7
Servant Domestic 7
Brick Layer 7
Carman 6
Police Constable 6
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 6
Carpenter 5
Commercial Clerk 5
Labourer 5

Shirley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Shirley 100% 16,237
2 Sherley 86% 1,479
3 Shorley 86% 1,200
4 Sharley 86% 941
5 Shurley 86% 805
6 Shearley 75% 174
7 Shirly 86% 100

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The surname Shirley is the most popular version of all its varients

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