Wardley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wardley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wardley family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 19
Cotton Weaver 12
General Labourer 11
Scholar 10
Dress Maker 7
Farmer 6
Domestic Servant 5
Woodman Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 5
Builder's Labourer 5
Own Means 4
At School 4
Coal Miner Hewer 4
Iron Moulder 4
Tailoress 4
Grocery Provision Dealer 4
Cook Domestic 3
Green Grocer 3
Iron Founder 3
Cotton C Weaver 3
Cotton Piecer 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Assistant Confectioner 3
Game Keeper 3
Navvy 3
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 3

Wardley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wardley 100% 6,244
2 Wordley 86% 2,549
3 Wardly 86% 107

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The surname Wardley is the most popular version of all its varients

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