Walley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 1
Brecknockshire 1
Cambridgeshire 9
Cheshire 384
Cornwall 4
Derbyshire 32
Denbighshire 2
Devon 10
Durham 7
Essex 11
Flintshire 17
Gloucestershire 2
Hampshire 7
Herefordshire 2
Hertfordshire 24
Hunts and Rutland 0
Lancashire 259
Leicestershire 5
Lincolnshire 11
London 77
Middlesex 3
Monmouthshire 8
Norfolk 3
Nottinghamshire 15
Oxfordshire 8
Shropshire 20
Somerset 10
Surrey 1
Sussex 5
Staffordshire 264
Warwickshire 11
Westmorland 3
Wiltshire 24
Worcestershire 5
Yorkshire 27
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cumberland 0
Dorset 0
Glamorgan 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Northumberland 0
Northamptonshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Suffolk 0

Walley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Walley family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 53
Female Servant 39
Farmer 39
Independent 35
Labourer 29
Male Servant 21
Cotton Weaver 20
Shoe Maker 12
Potter 11
Brick Maker 8
Weaver 8
Maltster 7
Butcher 5
Carpenter 5
Cotton Spinner 5
Gardener 5
Grocer 5
Silk Piecer 5
Miner 5
Cotton Power Loom Weaver 5
Blacksmith 4
Dress Maker 4
Lodger 4
School Mistress 4
Coal Miner Miner Maker 4

Most Frequent Forenames for Walley

Name Census Frequency
Mary Walley 856
John Walley 843
William Walley 788
Thomas Walley 606
Elizabeth Walley 519
Sarah Walley 481
George Walley 476
James Walley 424
Ann Walley 356
Jane Walley 274
Joseph Walley 254
Samuel Walley 244
Henry Walley 214
Emma Walley 203
Annie Walley 196
Charles Walley 191
Eliza Walley 191
Hannah Walley 184
Ellen Walley 167
Arthur Walley 162
Martha Walley 150
Alice Walley 145
Richard Walley 128
Margaret Walley 127
Edward Walley 113

Walley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Woolley 71% 44,497
2 Willey 83% 21,119
3 Walley 100% 12,408
4 Wolley 83% 3,359
5 Willy 67% 3,278
6 Whally 67% 1,120
7 Woolly 50% 908
8 Waley 83% 763
9 Wally 83% 729
10 Welley 83% 664
11 Welly 67% 312
12 Wallay 83% 218

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The surname Walley is the 3rd most popular variant of Woolley.

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