Tilley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Tilley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tilley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 501
Coal Miner 41
Agricultural Labourer 41
General Labourer 37
Dress Maker 36
Labourer 25
Tailoress 22
Living On Own Means 21
Farm Labourer 19
Shoe Maker 19
Domestic Servant 19
Laundress 18
Farmer 15
Gardener 12
General Servant Domestic 11
General Servant 11
Living On Her Own Means 11
Grocer 10
Cotton Weaver 10
House Keeper 9
General Domestic Servant 9
Errand Boy 9
Clerk 9
Brick Layer 8
Iron Worker 7

Tilley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Tilley 100% 25,258
2 Tolley 83% 12,170
3 Tully 67% 7,504
4 Tiley 83% 5,430
5 Tilly 83% 5,324
6 Tulley 83% 3,326
7 Tolly 67% 2,712
8 Talley 83% 649
9 Telley 83% 584
10 Tally 67% 440
11 Telly 67% 321
12 Tailly 67% 123

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

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