Tolly Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Tolly Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tolly family

Profession Census Frequency
School 24
Private Means 5
None 5
General Servant (domestic) 4
Weaver 3
Farm Labourer 3
Charwoman 2
Housemaid (domestic) 2
Assistant Mistress 2
Coal Miner Hewer 2
Blacking Factory 2
Domestic Servant 2
Tailor 2
School Boy 2
Student 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Housemaid 2
Drapers Assistant 2
Seeler 2
Clerk Packing Warehouse (textiles) 1
Coal (drawer) Celow 1
Hairdresser 1
Marean Store Deaker 1
Probationer Nurse Hospital 1
Winder 1

Tolly Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Tilley 67% 25,258
2 Tolley 83% 12,170
3 Tooley 67% 7,899
4 Tully 80% 7,504
5 Tilly 80% 5,324
6 Tulley 67% 3,326
7 Tolly 100% 2,712
8 Toley 80% 966
9 Talley 67% 649
10 Telley 67% 584
11 Tally 80% 440
12 Telly 80% 321
13 Towley 67% 271
14 Tooly 80% 215
15 Tailly 67% 123

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The surname Tolly is the 7th most popular variant of Tilley.

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