Daley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 2
Buckinghamshire 16
Berkshire 17
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 8
Cheshire 112
Cornwall 8
Cumberland 88
Derbyshire 18
Devon 34
Dorset 3
Durham 212
Essex 83
Gloucestershire 48
Hampshire 43
Herefordshire 9
Hertfordshire 4
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 5
Isle of Man 2
Kent 41
Lancashire 940
Leicestershire 34
Lincolnshire 46
London 631
Middlesex 85
Northumberland 104
Norfolk 12
Northamptonshire 1
Nottinghamshire 46
Oxfordshire 7
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 5
Shropshire 8
Suffolk 8
Somerset 14
Surrey 21
Sussex 7
Staffordshire 87
Warwickshire 48
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 19
Yorkshire 320

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 3
Cardiganshire 2
Carnarvonshire 5
Carmarthenshire 2
Denbighshire 23
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 161
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 64
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Daley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Daley family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 79
Dock Labourer 32
Cotton Weaver 29
Coal Miner Hewer 26
Domestic Servant 20
Dress Maker 18
Charwoman 17
Cook Domestic 16
Scholar 16
General Servant Domestic 15
Laundress Wash 14
Bricklayer Labourer 13
Tailor 13
Tailoress 12
Labourer General 11
Living On Own Means 11
Servant Domestic 11
Housemaid Domestic 10
Brick Layer 9
Carman 9
Cotton Spinner 9
Bricklayer 8
Chemical Labourer 8
Coal Hewer 8
Cotton Winder 8

Most Frequent Forenames for Daley

Name Census Frequency
Mary Daley 1,939
John Daley 1,811
James Daley 1,130
William Daley 816
Thomas Daley 785
Margaret Daley 708
Ellen Daley 615
Elizabeth Daley 614
Catherine Daley 594
Patrick Daley 517
Ann Daley 395
Sarah Daley 384
Michael Daley 348
Joseph Daley 330
Charles Daley 316
Annie Daley 294
Bridget Daley 281
Jane Daley 255
Daniel Daley 252
Edward Daley 237
George Daley 229
Eliza Daley 215
Henry Daley 196
Peter Daley 176
Alice Daley 172

Daley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Daley 100% 20,162
2 Daly 80% 17,276
3 Dooley 67% 11,540
4 Deeley 67% 6,671
5 Dalley 83% 6,573
6 Dally 80% 5,792
7 Dailey 83% 3,543
8 Duley 80% 2,868
9 Daily 60% 2,642
10 Duly 60% 2,126
11 Audley 50% 2,033
12 Adley 60% 2,000
13 Dealey 83% 1,877
14 Delay 60% 1,351
15 Doley 80% 1,139
16 Edley 60% 876
17 Dealy 60% 851
18 Deely 40% 587
19 Deley 80% 500
20 Dooly 40% 419
21 Dayley 83% 417
22 Deuley 67% 230
23 Doiley 67% 198
24 Doly 60% 193
25 Aidley 50% 192
26 Diley 80% 134
27 Douley 67% 134
28 Odley 60% 120

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