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
General Labourer 20
Living On Own Means 18
General Servant Domestic 12
Scholar 11
Cook Domestic 10
Tailoress 10
Farmer 8
Domestic Servant 7
General Domestic Servant 7
Coal Miner Hewer 7
Domestic 6
House Keeper 6
Labourer 6
Coal Hewer 6
Dress Maker 5
Grocer 5
Nurse Domestic 5
Agricultural Labourer 5
General Domestic 5
Butcher 4
House Painter 4
Servant Domestic 4
Maker Of Hosiery Wool 4
Printer 3
Blacksmith 3

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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