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
Cotton Weaver 6
Cotton Card Room Hand 3
Cotton Spinner 3
General Labourer 2
Dyer's Labourer 2
Living On Own Means 2
Laundress Wash 2
Coal Miner (heaver) 1
Company House Keeper Lodge House 1
Cotton Barmer Warper 1
Cotton Recter 1
Cotton Section Beamer 1
General Servant 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Iron Tool Fitter 1
Iron Turner 1
Machine Worker 1
Manager Turkish Towel Mill 1
Post Office Telegraphist Boy 1
Railway Clerk 1
Railway Food Guard 1
Railway Porter 1
Spinner Cotton 1
Leather Band Maker 1
Retired From Business 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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