Curley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Curley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Curley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 164
Coal Miner 36
General Labourer 30
Labourer 18
Domestic Servant 12
Dress Maker 9
Tailor 8
Cotton Weaver 8
Living On Own Means 7
General Servant 7
Clerk 6
Gardener 5
House Keeper 5
Bricklayer Labourer 5
Chemical Labourer 5
Hawker 5
General Servant Domestic 4
Dock Labourer 4
Laundress 4
Carter 4
Blacksmith 3
Cook Domestic Servant 3
General Domestic Servant 3
Boatman 3
Collier 3

Curley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Carley 83% 7,771
2 Curley 100% 7,135
3 Kerley 67% 4,678
4 Corley 83% 4,259
5 Kirley 67% 2,692
6 Kearley 57% 1,900
7 Carly 67% 1,456
8 Kerly 50% 982
9 Curly 83% 772
10 Croley 67% 569
11 Kirly 50% 501
12 Croly 50% 329
13 Corly 67% 144
14 Keerly 33% 111
15 Coroley 71% 105
16 Kurley 83% 103
17 Craley 67% 100

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The surname Curley is the 2nd most popular variant of Carley.

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