Wooley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wooley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wooley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 242
Agricultural Labourer 69
House Servant 24
Labourer 22
Servant 19
Coal Miner 19
Carter 18
House Keeper 16
Laundress 14
Dress Maker 13
General Servant 11
Cotton Weaver 9
Wife Of Above 7
Nurse Maid 7
Cook 6
Farm Labourer 6
Seamstress 6
Agricultural Labourer Wife 6
Farmers Son 6
Brewer 5
Cotton Spinner 5
Nurse 5
Painter 5
Nail Maker 5
Vice Maker 4

Wooley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Woolley 86% 44,497
2 Wooley 100% 13,380
3 Wiley 67% 5,529
4 Woolly 83% 908
5 Waley 67% 763
6 Wooly 83% 252
7 Wailey 67% 183
8 Wealey 67% 114
9 Woley 83% 111

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

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