Bayley Name Meaning: A variant of the surname 'Bailey'. Believed to have derived from a number of different origins, may have been taken from the English 'Bail(l)i' or the Scottish 'Bailie' meaning 'carrier/porter'. May have also come from the word 'bail(l)y' which referred to the outer wall of a castle. 'Bailey' also means 'berrywood'.
A possible occupational name for someone for someone who was an 'attendant/baliff' for example nowadays it is associated with a magistrate or officer in court. Was also a name given to someone who lived next to the outer wall of a castle or it may have possible been taken from the place name 'Bailey' in Lancashire.
Discover how your Bayley ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 25 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 708 |
| Cornwall | 29 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 10 |
| Devon | 107 |
| Dorset | 23 |
| Durham | 12 |
| Essex | 59 |
| Gloucestershire | 66 |
| Hampshire | 39 |
| Herefordshire | 21 |
| Hertfordshire | 13 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 248 |
| Lancashire | 499 |
| Leicestershire | 11 |
| Lincolnshire | 20 |
| London | 585 |
| Middlesex | 32 |
| Northumberland | 3 |
| Norfolk | 20 |
| Northamptonshire | 29 |
| Nottinghamshire | 34 |
| Oxfordshire | 11 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 170 |
| Suffolk | 25 |
| Somerset | 36 |
| Surrey | 41 |
| Sussex | 97 |
| Staffordshire | 848 |
| Warwickshire | 188 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 26 |
| Worcestershire | 60 |
| Yorkshire | 106 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 8 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 14 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 2 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 13 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 619 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 106 |
| Labourer | 56 |
| House Servant | 49 |
| Silk Winder | 41 |
| Coal Miner | 39 |
| Dress Maker | 39 |
| House Keeper | 37 |
| Servant | 35 |
| Silk Weaver | 33 |
| Shoe Maker | 26 |
| Laundress | 25 |
| Carter | 24 |
| Silk Worker | 23 |
| Tailor | 20 |
| General Servant | 19 |
| House Maid | 17 |
| Carpenter | 17 |
| Cotton Weaver | 17 |
| Domestic Servant | 16 |
| Silk Piecer | 16 |
| Brick Layer | 15 |
| Cook | 15 |
| Joiner | 13 |
| Cordwainer | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Bayley | 2,507 |
| William Bayley | 2,403 |
| John Bayley | 2,199 |
| Elizabeth Bayley | 1,615 |
| Sarah Bayley | 1,513 |
| Thomas Bayley | 1,461 |
| George Bayley | 1,356 |
| James Bayley | 1,241 |
| Ann Bayley | 843 |
| Joseph Bayley | 837 |
| Henry Bayley | 746 |
| Charles Bayley | 726 |
| Jane Bayley | 640 |
| Samuel Bayley | 567 |
| Emma Bayley | 563 |
| Eliza Bayley | 546 |
| Edward Bayley | 543 |
| Hannah Bayley | 487 |
| Alice Bayley | 465 |
| Annie Bayley | 462 |
| Ellen Bayley | 449 |
| Richard Bayley | 438 |
| Alfred Bayley | 404 |
| Martha Bayley | 388 |
| Frederick Bayley | 358 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bailey | 83% | 319,576 |
| 2 | Bayley | 100% | 37,433 |
| 3 | Baily | 67% | 14,135 |
| 4 | Baley | 83% | 4,170 |
| 5 | Baillie | 43% | 3,597 |
| 6 | Bayly | 83% | 3,130 |
| 7 | Balley | 83% | 2,751 |
| 8 | Bailly | 67% | 878 |
| 9 | Bailley | 71% | 874 |
| 10 | Bailie | 50% | 819 |
| 11 | Baylie | 67% | 816 |
| 12 | Boyley | 83% | 311 |
| 13 | Baylay | 83% | 213 |
| 14 | Byley | 83% | 144 |
| 15 | Beyley | 83% | 142 |
| 16 | Bayeley | 86% | 137 |
The surname Bayley is the 2nd most popular variant of Bailey.