Whorley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whorley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whorley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 5
Agricultural Labourer 2
Dress Maker 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Labourer In Ship Yard 1
Laundress 1
Railway Labourer 1
Seaman Merchant Service 1
Foreman Royal Arsenal 1
Nurse 1
Farm Labourer 1
Farm Servant 1
General Labourer 1
Labourer 1
Labourer General 1
Living On Own Means 1
Pauper 1
Railway Plate Layer 1

Whorley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Horley 86% 6,468
2 Whorley 100% 355
3 Wherley 86% 131
4 Wherly 71% 110
5 Whorlay 86% 109
6 Wharley 86% 101

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The surname Whorley is the 2nd most popular variant of Horley.

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