Wadeley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wadeley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wadeley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 5
Farmer Of 80 Acres Employing 2 Labourer 1
Dress Maker 1
Servant 1
Shoemaker 1
Boot Cliker 1
Spectacle Frame Maker 1
Coal Miner 1
Jobbing Gardener 1
Shoe Maufacturer Employing 2 Men 1 Women 1
Stone Miner 1

Wadeley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Woodley 57% 21,546
2 Wadley 86% 5,040
3 Woodly 43% 681
4 Wadeley 100% 354
5 Wedley 71% 332
6 Widley 71% 312
7 Weadley 71% 187
8 Wodley 71% 185
9 Waudly 57% 100

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The surname Wadeley is the 4th most popular variant of Woodley.

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