Woodley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Woodley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Woodley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 562
Agricultural Labourer 85
General Labourer 58
Domestic Servant 42
Labourer 30
Living On Own Means 28
Gardener 23
Laundress 23
Dress Maker 20
General Servant 18
Carpenter 17
General Domestic Servant 17
General Servant Domestic 17
Farm Labourer 16
Living On Her Own Means 16
Ag Labourer 14
Farmer 13
Clerk 13
Charwoman 12
Cook Domestic Servant 12
Shepherd 12
Brick Layer 12
Tailoress 11
Carman 11
Butcher 11

Woodley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Woodley 100% 21,546
2 Wadley 71% 5,040
3 Woodly 86% 681
4 Wadeley 57% 354
5 Wedley 71% 332
6 Widley 71% 312
7 Weadley 71% 187
8 Wodley 86% 185
9 Waudly 57% 100

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

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