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Thomley Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Thomley in Oxfordshire, so named from Old English þuma ‘thumb’ (used either as a nickname or in a transferred sense such as ‘dwarf’) + leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Thorley, Howley, Thornley, Bromley, Chorley, Comley, Chumley, Hooley

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Thomley Family Origin

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Thomley Family Occupations

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  • Chemical Labourer

    8%

  • Chipper (Iron)

    8%

  • Coal Miner

    8%

  • Cooper

    8%

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Thomley family was Cooper. The most common Thomley occupation in the UK was Chemical Labourer. 8% of Thomley's were Chemical Labourers. Chemical Labourer, Chipper (Iron) and Coal Miner were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Thomley.

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Thomley Historical Records

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Thomley Life Expectancy

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