Kelley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Kelley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Kelley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 626
Labourer 172
Coal Miner 58
Agricultural Labourer 47
Domestic Servant 44
Hawker 37
Dress Maker 31
Tailor 29
Laundress 25
House Keeper 24
Servant 23
General Servant 22
None 13
Gardener 12
Charwoman 12
Shoe Maker 12
Cotton Weaver 12
Farm Labourer 12
Stone Mason 11
Char Woman 11
Miner 11
Labourer Iron Works 11
Silk Weaver 11
Cook 9
Seamstress 8

Kelley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Kelly 83% 154,525
2 Kelley 100% 25,023
3 Keeley 83% 8,773
4 Killey 83% 3,726
5 Killy 67% 3,601
6 Keely 67% 2,691
7 Keley 83% 1,505
8 Kellie 67% 654
9 Kely 67% 345
10 Kally 67% 288
11 Keilly 67% 216
12 Kalley 83% 141
13 Okelly 67% 113

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The surname Kelley is the 2nd most popular variant of Kelly.

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