Burkley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Burkley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Burkley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 6
Cotton Piecer 4
Scholar At Home 3
Builder Clerk 2
Domestic Work 2
Servant At Home 2
Boatman Coast Guard 1
Coast Guard's Daughter 1
Professor Of Language 1
Clerk 1
Cook 1
Dealer 1
Farm Labourer 1
Draper 1
Dyer 1
Nurse 1
Hand Loom Weaver 1
Woolen Weaver 1
Calendar Man 1
Cotton Manufacturer/out Of Business 1
Cotton Spinner 1
Cotton Twister 1
Linen Draper Apprentice 1
Wife 1
Woolcomber 1

Burkley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Barkley 86% 3,597
2 Berkley 86% 3,106
3 Berkeley 75% 1,736
4 Birkley 86% 1,089
5 Birchley 63% 1,006
6 Burkley 100% 720
7 Birckley 75% 190
8 Brookley 63% 146
9 Brakley 71% 141
10 Barkly 71% 138
11 Brokley 71% 101

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The surname Burkley is the 6th most popular variant of Barkley.

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