Berry Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Berry Name Meaning: From the Old English "burh", which means "fortification".

From the Old English \"burh\", which means \"fortification\". It could also be deirved from the place of Berri in France.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Berry Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Berry family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,585
Agricultural Labourer 414
House Servant 266
Labourer 208
At Home 188
Dress Maker 138
Farm Labourer 126
Servant 116
Coal Miner 108
Weaver 79
House Keeper 73
Laundress 63
Hand Loom Weaver 63
Carpenter 61
General Servant 55
Shoe Maker 55
Pauper 54
Hand Loom Weaver Cotton 53
Annuitant 51
Power Loom Weaver Cotton 50
Errand Boy 48
Power Loom Weaver 47
Tailor 43
Blacksmith 40
Wool Comber 39

Berry Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Berry 100% 161,236
2 Barry 80% 35,182
3 Burry 80% 5,405
4 Berrey 83% 2,274
5 Bery 80% 1,339
6 Brearey 57% 1,210
7 Barrey 67% 559
8 Breary 67% 543
9 Burrey 67% 416
10 Borry 80% 201
11 Beery 80% 187
12 Oberry 83% 145

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

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