Silly Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Silly Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Silly family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 21
Laundress 4
Living On Own Means 4
General Labourer 4
Butcher 3
Agricultural Labourer 2
Coal Miner 2
Marble Polisher 2
Cook Domestic 2
Labourer General 2
Living On Her Own Means 2
General Servant Domestic 2
House Keeper 2
Baker 1
Labourer 1
Book Folder 1
Clerk 1
Dock Yard Labourer 1
Needle Worker 1
Printer 1
Sadler 1
Baker Journeyman 1
Dress Maker 1
Living Own Her Own Means 1
Retired Soap Manufacturer 1

Silly 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 83% 3,363
5 Sulley 67% 2,731
6 Solley 67% 2,123
7 Selly 80% 1,762
8 Sally 80% 1,664
9 Silly 100% 1,255
10 Salley 67% 973
11 Sloley 50% 435
12 Seally 67% 420
13 Siley 80% 280
14 Seully 67% 200
15 Sealley 57% 149
16 Seelly 67% 149

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The surname Silly is the 9th most popular variant of Sully.

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