Priestley Name Meaning: Derives from the Anglo Saxon words 'preost' meaning priest and 'leah' meaning meadow or similar
This name was probably given to someone who lived near a plot of land owned by a priest or was named after a place named priestley or similar.
Discover how your Priestley ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 6 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 29 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 134 |
| Devon | 11 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 120 |
| Essex | 40 |
| Gloucestershire | 13 |
| Hampshire | 24 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 15 |
| Lancashire | 593 |
| Leicestershire | 85 |
| Lincolnshire | 307 |
| London | 183 |
| Middlesex | 35 |
| Northumberland | 12 |
| Norfolk | 6 |
| Northamptonshire | 28 |
| Nottinghamshire | 278 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 18 |
| Sussex | 15 |
| Staffordshire | 53 |
| Warwickshire | 37 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 16 |
| Yorkshire | 3,308 |
| Anglesey | 4 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 8 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 48 |
| Worsted Spinner | 47 |
| Woollen Weaver | 44 |
| General Labourer | 42 |
| Cotton Weaver | 42 |
| Scholar | 41 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 38 |
| Worsted Weaver | 38 |
| Dress Maker | 33 |
| General Servant Domestic | 23 |
| Farmer | 22 |
| Worsted Twister | 21 |
| Stone Mason | 15 |
| Butcher | 14 |
| Tailoress | 14 |
| Wool Sorter | 14 |
| Worsted Drawer | 14 |
| Cotton Spinner | 13 |
| Joiner | 13 |
| House Painter | 12 |
| Charwoman | 11 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 10 |
| Blacksmith | 10 |
| Iron Moulder | 10 |
| Dyers Labourer | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Priestley | 2,176 |
| John Priestley | 1,908 |
| William Priestley | 1,581 |
| Sarah Priestley | 1,560 |
| Elizabeth Priestley | 1,182 |
| Joseph Priestley | 987 |
| James Priestley | 948 |
| George Priestley | 905 |
| Thomas Priestley | 837 |
| Hannah Priestley | 711 |
| Ann Priestley | 591 |
| Annie Priestley | 549 |
| Martha Priestley | 520 |
| Emma Priestley | 470 |
| Jane Priestley | 461 |
| Alice Priestley | 452 |
| Henry Priestley | 449 |
| Samuel Priestley | 442 |
| Ellen Priestley | 400 |
| Arthur Priestley | 387 |
| Eliza Priestley | 382 |
| Charles Priestley | 377 |
| Emily Priestley | 322 |
| Harry Priestley | 306 |
| Alfred Priestley | 271 |