Lilley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lilley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lilley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 538
Agricultural Labourer 125
Labourer 71
General Servant 34
Dress Maker 32
Coal Miner 28
Domestic Servant 27
Farm Labourer 22
Shoe Maker 22
Servant 21
House Keeper 17
Laundress 17
Miner 17
Hawker 15
Farm Servant 14
Cook 13
Annuitant 12
Cotton Weaver 10
Ag Labourer 9
Carpenter 9
Gardener 9
Nurse 8
Brick Layer 8
General Servant Domestic 8
Tape Weaver 8

Lilley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lilley 100% 30,508
2 Lilly 83% 13,495
3 Liley 83% 3,610
4 Lillie 67% 3,527
5 Lally 67% 3,428
6 Lalley 83% 1,483
7 Lolley 83% 870
8 Lily 67% 851
9 Lolly 67% 319
10 Lully 67% 295
11 Lelly 67% 274
12 Lelley 83% 257
13 Allely 50% 143
14 Lulley 83% 104

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The surname Lilley is the most popular version of all its varients

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