Walley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Walley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Walley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 289
Coal Miner 39
General Labourer 35
Cotton Weaver 34
Domestic Servant 25
Farmer 21
Agricultural Labourer 19
Dress Maker 16
Labourer 15
General Servant 12
Butcher 11
Carter 11
Living On Own Means 11
Living On Her Own Means 10
Clerk 9
House Keeper 9
General Servant Domestic 8
General Domestic Servant 7
No Occupation 7
Baker 6
Farm Labourer 6
Cotton Mill Operative 6
Blacksmith 5
Cook Domestic Servant 5
Painter 5

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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