Willey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Willey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Willey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 534
Agricultural Labourer 50
Coal Miner 37
Dress Maker 35
Farmer 31
General Labourer 30
Labourer 26
General Servant 24
Living On Own Means 24
Domestic Servant 23
Farm Labourer 19
Living On Her Own Means 17
Farm Servant 16
General Servant Domestic 16
Errand Boy 16
Laundress 16
Gardener 14
House Keeper 13
General Domestic Servant 12
Cotton Weaver 11
Clerk 11
Painter 11
Farmer's Son 9
Cabinet Maker 8
Joiner 7

Willey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Woolley 71% 44,497
2 Willey 100% 21,119
3 Walley 83% 12,408
4 Wiley 83% 5,529
5 Wylie 50% 5,512
6 Wolley 83% 3,359
7 Willy 83% 3,278
8 Wyllie 50% 1,530
9 Woolly 50% 908
10 Wally 67% 729
11 Welley 83% 664
12 Welly 67% 312
13 Wallay 67% 218

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The surname Willey is the 2nd most popular variant of Woolley.

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