Willoughley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 2
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 2
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 2
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 4
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 20
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 2
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 5
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 3
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 13

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 2
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Willoughley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Willoughley family

Profession Census Frequency
Clerk 2
Painter 2
General Labourer 1
Railway Guard 1
Railway Porter 1
Saddler 1
Tailor 1
Cloth Weaver 1
Cook Domestic 1
Engineer Turner 1
Oil Engine Fitter 1
Pony Driver In Coal Pit 1
Silk Spinner 1
Gardener Domestic 1
Carpenter 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Laundress Wash 1
Law Writer Fast Work 1
Servant Domestic 1
Actor 1
Actress 1
Electrical Engineer's Clerk 1
Barrister Law Retired 1
Lace Mender 1
Retired Farmer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Willoughley

Name Census Frequency
Mary Willoughley 23
William Willoughley 21
George Willoughley 19
John Willoughley 17
Elizabeth Willoughley 12
Thomas Willoughley 11
Eliza Willoughley 8
Sarah Willoughley 8
Alice Willoughley 7
Charles Willoughley 7
Jane Willoughley 7
Annie Willoughley 6
Henry Willoughley 6
Arthur Willoughley 5
James Willoughley 5
Ann Willoughley 4
Edith Willoughley 4
Edward Willoughley 4
Harry Willoughley 4
Herbert Willoughley 4
Robert Willoughley 4
Ellen Willoughley 3
Harriett Willoughley 3
Joseph Willoughley 3
Kate Willoughley 3

Willoughley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Willoughly 91% 455
2 Willoughley 100% 307

Did you know?

The surname Willoughley is the 2nd most popular variant of Willoughly.

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