Wadley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wadley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wadley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 120
Agricultural Labourer 16
General Servant 12
Coal Miner 7
Farm Labourer 6
General Labourer 5
Farmers Son 5
Butcher 4
Carpenter 4
Railway Clerk 4
Mariner 4
General Servant Domestic 4
Servant 4
Servant Domestic 3
Vellum Binders Son 3
Laundress 3
General Domestic Servant 3
Farmers Daughter 3
Farmers Wife 3
Cook 2
Baker & Grocer 2
Farm Bailiff 2
Game Keeper 2
Gardener 2
Annuitant 2

Wadley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Woodley 71% 21,546
2 Wadley 100% 5,040
3 Woodly 50% 681
4 Wadeley 86% 354
5 Wedley 83% 332
6 Widley 83% 312
7 Weadley 86% 187
8 Wodley 83% 185
9 Waudly 67% 100

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The surname Wadley is the 2nd most popular variant of Woodley.

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