Kerby Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Kerby Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Kerby family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 212
Domestic Servant 22
Labourer 20
General Labourer 18
Agricultural Labourer 17
Dress Maker 16
Living On Her Own Means 12
Carpenter 12
Coal Miner 12
General Domestic Servant 9
Living On Own Means 8
Farm Labourer 8
Laundress 8
Clerk 7
Farm Servant 7
General Servant Domestic 7
Blacksmith 7
General Servant 7
Solicitor 6
Butcher 6
Gardener 6
Cook Domestic Servant 5
Railway Porter 5
Child Of The Above 5
Farmer 5

Kerby Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Kirby 80% 75,626
2 Kerby 100% 7,997
3 Kerbey 83% 641
4 Karby 80% 608
5 Curby 60% 299
6 Kirbey 67% 233
7 Kriby 60% 209

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The surname Kerby is the 2nd most popular variant of Kirby.

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