Tilly Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Tilly Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tilly family

Profession Census Frequency
School 70
Private Means 13
Farm Labourer 7
Bricklayer 6
Clerk 4
Cook 4
Shop Assistant 4
Dressmaker 4
House Painter 4
At Home 4
None 4
Errand Boy 3
General Servant (domestic) 3
Labourer 3
Grocer Assistant 3
Farmer 3
Carpenter 3
Carpenter & Joiner 3
Dairy Work 3
Accountant 2
Bank Clerk 2
Carriage Builder 2
Cook (domestic) 2
Fitter & Turner Motor Work 2
Coal Miner Hewer 2

Tilly Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Tilley 83% 25,258
2 Tolley 67% 12,170
3 Tully 80% 7,504
4 Tilly 100% 5,324
5 Tulley 67% 3,326
6 Tolly 80% 2,712
7 Tyley 60% 1,037
8 Tily 80% 725
9 Talley 67% 649
10 Telley 67% 584
11 Tally 80% 440
12 Telly 80% 321
13 Tailly 83% 123

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The surname Tilly is the 4th most popular variant of Tilley.

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