Cooley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cooley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cooley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 116
Agricultural Labourer 26
Labourer 21
Servant 7
Straw Plaiter 7
House Servant 6
Tailor 6
Carpenter 5
House Keeper 5
Laundress 4
Shoe Maker 4
Charwoman 4
General Labourer 4
Null 4
File Cutter 4
Lace Maker 3
Gardener 3
Grocer 3
Housemaid 3
Labourer General 3
Nurse 3
Dress Maker 3
Porter 3
Harness Maker 3
Milliner 3

Cooley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Clay 50% 46,095
2 Colley 83% 28,567
3 Coley 83% 14,403
4 Caley 67% 8,870
5 Cooley 100% 6,530
6 Colly 67% 2,020
7 Collie 50% 1,685
8 Claye 33% 618
9 Couley 83% 544
10 Culy 50% 451
11 Coaley 83% 443
12 Cley 67% 335
13 Culey 67% 307
14 Cauley 67% 293
15 Ceely 50% 187
16 Caly 50% 177
17 Cloy 50% 177
18 Coly 67% 162
19 Coiley 83% 153
20 Cooly 83% 147
21 Cailey 67% 144
22 Ecley 50% 116

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The surname Cooley is the 5th most popular variant of Clay.

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