Tolley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Tolley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tolley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 122
Agricultural Labourer 34
House Servant 27
Ag Labourer 23
Labourer 20
Coal Miner 15
At Home 14
Farmer 10
Annuitant 9
Handloom Weaver Silk 9
Carpet Weaver 9
Tailor 8
Scholar At Home 7
Glover 6
Laundress 6
Servant 6
Bricklayer 6
Farm Labourer 5
General Servant 5
Pauper 5
Shoe Maker 4
Charwoman 4
Wife Of Above 4
House Maid 3
Sunday Scholar 3

Tolley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Tilley 83% 25,258
2 Tolley 100% 12,170
3 Tooley 83% 7,899
4 Tully 67% 7,504
5 Tilly 67% 5,324
6 Tulley 83% 3,326
7 Tolly 83% 2,712
8 Toley 83% 966
9 Talley 83% 649
10 Telley 83% 584
11 Tally 67% 440
12 Telly 67% 321
13 Towley 83% 271
14 Tooly 67% 215
15 Tailly 50% 123

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The surname Tolley is the 2nd most popular variant of Tilley.

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