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 426
General Labourer 68
Agricultural Labourer 32
Labourer 31
Coal Miner 30
Domestic Servant 24
Dress Maker 22
Laundress 18
Farm Labourer 18
Dock Labourer 18
Tailor 18
General Servant 15
General Servant Domestic 15
Farmer 15
Living On Her Own Means 14
Tailoress 13
Charwoman 10
Cotton Weaver 10
Living On Own Means 10
Cotton Winder 9
Butcher 9
Painter 8
Hawker 8
Plasterer 8
Cook 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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