Telly Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Telly Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Telly family

Profession Census Frequency
At Home 3
Agricultural Labourer 2
Builder Employing 6 Men 1
Journeyman Bricklayer 1
Master Bricklayer 1
Milliner 1
Attorney And Solicitor 1
Housemaid 1
Trooper Life Guards 1
Scholar 1
Tea Dealer And Grocer 1
Farm Labourer 1
Farm Labourer Wife 1
Cornwainer 1
Railway Policeman 1
Labourer 1

Telly Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Tilley 67% 25,258
2 Tolley 67% 12,170
3 Tully 80% 7,504
4 Tilly 80% 5,324
5 Tulley 67% 3,326
6 Tolly 80% 2,712
7 Talley 67% 649
8 Telley 83% 584
9 Tally 80% 440
10 Telly 100% 321
11 Teeley 67% 143
12 Tailly 67% 123

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The surname Telly is the 10th most popular variant of Tilley.

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