Sly Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sly Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sly family

Profession Census Frequency
School 104
Labourer 11
Private Means 11
Farmer 9
None 9
Farm Labourer 9
Scholar 8
Bricklayer 7
General Servant (domestic) 7
General Labourer 7
Clerk 5
Dressmaker 5
Tailoress 5
Machinist 5
Carpenter 4
Cook (domestic) 4
Grocer Assistant 4
No Occupation 4
General Servant Domestic 4
Plasterer 4
Housekeeper 4
Steam Thrashing & Sawing 4
Cabinet Maker 4
Bank Clerk 3
Caretaker 3

Sly Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sealey 50% 8,185
2 Sly 100% 6,824
3 Seeley 50% 5,593
4 Sealy 60% 4,075
5 Soley 60% 2,276
6 Seely 60% 1,875
7 Ousley 50% 1,036
8 Asley 60% 811
9 Isley 60% 765
10 Slay 75% 638
11 Osley 60% 604
12 Easley 50% 597
13 Ausley 50% 415
14 Ouseley 43% 390
15 Saley 60% 379
16 Suley 60% 365
17 Siley 60% 280
18 Sooley 50% 251
19 Sailey 50% 242
20 Usley 60% 235
21 Esley 60% 222
22 Seley 60% 218
23 Sligh 40% 203
24 Sley 75% 172
25 Easly 60% 164
26 Souley 50% 151
27 Siely 60% 118
28 Saly 75% 110
29 Slye 75% 103

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The surname Sly is the 2nd most popular variant of Sealey.

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