Bestley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bestley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bestley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 18
Milk Carrier 2
Farm Labourer 2
Carpenter 1
Cloth Presser 1
Farmer 12 Acres 1
Weaver Cotton 1
Domestic Servant Unemployed 1
Railway Engine Driver 1
General Labourer 1
Grocer & Beer Retailer 1
Head Carter Agricultural Labourer 1
Laundress 1
Page Domestic 1
Plough Boy 1
Pad Lock Maker 1
Pad Lock Makers Wife 1
Stoker Lock Japanner 1
Formerly Lacemaker 1
Formerly Wheelwright 1
Carter 1
Domestic Servant General 1
General Servant 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Milkman 1

Bestley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Beesley 71% 15,565
2 Besley 86% 4,024
3 Bestley 100% 715
4 Bessley 86% 490
5 Beesly 57% 309
6 Besly 71% 132

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The surname Bestley is the 3rd most popular variant of Beesley.

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