Tilley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Tilley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tilley family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 63
Living On Own Means 46
General Servant Domestic 31
Dress Maker 29
Scholar 26
Tailoress 22
Coal Miner Hewer 21
Cook Domestic 18
Domestic Servant 16
Farmer 15
Coal Miner 14
Carpenter 14
Charwoman 13
Bricklayer 13
Agricultural Labourer 12
Blacksmith 10
Housemaid Domestic 10
Laundress Wash 10
School Boy 10
School Teacher 10
Commercial Clerk 9
House Maid Domestic 9
Nurse Domestic 9
Shoe Machinist 9
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 8

Tilley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Tilley 100% 25,258
2 Tolley 83% 12,170
3 Tully 67% 7,504
4 Tiley 83% 5,430
5 Tilly 83% 5,324
6 Tulley 83% 3,326
7 Tolly 67% 2,712
8 Talley 83% 649
9 Telley 83% 584
10 Tally 67% 440
11 Telly 67% 321
12 Tailly 67% 123

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

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