Skelly Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Skelly Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Skelly family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 84
Domestic Servant 12
General Labourer 9
Agricultural Labourer 8
Labourer 6
Fisherman 6
Dress Maker 5
General Servant 5
Painter 4
Tailor 4
Butcher 4
Lead Miner 4
Assistant 3
Farmers Wife 3
Mariner 3
Coal Miner 3
Labourer In Iron Works 3
China Clay Labourer 3
Callers 2
Carter 2
Cow Keeper Dairy Man 2
Farmers Daughter 2
Farmers Son 2
Grocer 2
Brick Layer 2

Skelly Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Skelly 100% 2,940
2 Skelley 86% 1,200
3 Skally 83% 151
4 Skilly 83% 147
5 Skalley 71% 115

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

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