Burley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Burley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Burley family

Profession Census Frequency
School 425
Farm Labourer 32
Labourer 23
At School 21
Coal Miner Hewer 19
General Servant (domestic) 18
Domestic Servant 17
Dressmaker 17
General Labourer 16
Farmer 15
At Home 14
None 13
Scholar 13
Assisting In The Business 12
Clerk 12
Private Means 11
Hairdresser 11
Butcher 10
Laundress 10
Housekeeper 10
Bricklayer 10
Carter 9
Cook (domestic) 9
House Keeper 9
House Painter 8

Burley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Barley 83% 29,528
2 Burley 100% 21,484
3 Brealey 57% 4,966
4 Borley 83% 4,183
5 Birley 83% 3,516
6 Bearley 71% 3,176
7 Brailey 57% 2,667
8 Berley 83% 1,738
9 Braley 67% 1,566
10 Briley 67% 1,260
11 Beerley 71% 870
12 Burly 83% 776
13 Barelay 57% 696
14 Brealy 33% 425
15 Bearly 50% 385
16 Barly 67% 348
17 Buerley 86% 345
18 Bareley 71% 290
19 Breley 67% 248
20 Broley 67% 213
21 Bierley 71% 197
22 Brieley 57% 190
23 Bruley 67% 190
24 Braily 33% 148
25 Aberley 71% 147
26 Briely 50% 129
27 Brely 50% 108
28 Barlay 67% 104

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The surname Burley is the 2nd most popular variant of Barley.

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