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Ulley Family History

Ulley Surname Meaning

from Ulley near Sheffield (WR Yorks) which is recorded as Olleie in 1086 and Ullay in the 13th century. The place-name probably derives from Old English ūle ‘owl’ + lēah ‘wood woodland clearing’. The derived surname sometimes developed a prosthetic H-.

In the 18th and 19th centuries dialect pronunciation of final -ey produced the written forms Hulla(h) and Huller. In NR Yorks and northern WR Yorks (Burnsall and Bilton Ainsty are now in NR Yorks) it could alternatively derive from either of two places in Picardy called Ully-Saint-Georges (Oise) and Œuilly (Aisne) or from either of two neighbouring places in Haut-Marne NE France called Heuilley-Cotton and Heuilley-le Grand.

The 1304 bearer in particular might have Norman ancestry.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Ulley families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ulley family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Ulley families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 11 Ulley families living in Derbyshire. This was about 38% of all the recorded Ulley's in United Kingdom. Derbyshire and 1 other county had the highest population of Ulley families in 1891.
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What did your Ulley ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Ulley. 100% of Ulley women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Between 1975 and 2004, in the United States, Ulley life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1998, and highest in 1977. The average life expectancy for Ulley in 1975 was 69, and 71 in 2004.

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