Sley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sley family

Profession Census Frequency
Dress Makers Daughter 2
Frame Work Knitter Cotton 2
Dress Maker 1
Dress Makers Son 1
General Servant 1
Seamstress 1
Hair Dresser 1
Operative Engineer 1
Scholar 1
Blacksmith 1
Gardener 1
Carpenter Journeyman 1
House Maid 1
Seaman 1

Sley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sealey 67% 8,185
2 Sly 75% 6,824
3 Seeley 67% 5,593
4 Sealy 40% 4,075
5 Soley 80% 2,276
6 Seely 60% 1,875
7 Ousley 67% 1,036
8 Asley 80% 811
9 Isley 80% 765
10 Slay 75% 638
11 Osley 80% 604
12 Easley 67% 597
13 Ausley 67% 415
14 Ouseley 57% 390
15 Saley 80% 379
16 Suley 80% 365
17 Siley 80% 280
18 Sooley 67% 251
19 Sailey 67% 242
20 Usley 80% 235
21 Esley 80% 222
22 Seley 80% 218
23 Seully 50% 200
24 Sley 100% 172
25 Easly 40% 164
26 Souley 67% 151
27 Siely 60% 118
28 Saly 50% 110
29 Slie 50% 110
30 Slye 50% 103

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The surname Sley is the 24th most popular variant of Sealey.

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