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
Scholar 42
Agricultural Labourer 22
Labourer 8
Labourer's Son 7
Coal Miner 5
Masters Daughter 5
Laundress 4
Domestic Servant 4
General Servant 4
Annuitant 3
Domestic 3
Shoe Maker 3
Labourer's Wife 3
Charwoman 2
Gardener 2
Shoe Closer 2
Carter 2
Clerk 2
Commercial Clerk 2
Cotton Weaver 2
House Keeper 2
Masters Son 2
Silver Smith 2
Labourer's Daughter 2
Milliner 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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