Hurley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hurley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hurley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 601
General Labourer 84
Labourer 83
Agricultural Labourer 50
Laundress 31
Domestic Servant 24
Dress Maker 23
Coal Miner 23
Charwoman 21
General Servant 20
Tailor 14
Bricklayer Labourer 13
Dock Labourer 13
General Servant Domestic 13
Cotton Weaver 13
Hawker 12
House Keeper 11
No Occupation 11
Tailoress 11
Servant 9
Housemaid 8
Labourer In Iron Works 8
Porter 8
Baker 8
Carpenter 7

Hurley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Harley 83% 26,003
2 Hurley 100% 21,800
3 Horley 83% 6,468
4 Herley 83% 2,257
5 Hurly 83% 1,220
6 Hearley 71% 422
7 Harly 67% 403
8 Hearly 50% 191
9 Herly 67% 132
10 Hirley 83% 108

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The surname Hurley is the 2nd most popular variant of Harley.

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