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 2,356
Agricultural Labourer 445
Cotton Weaver 251
Labourer 207
Coal Miner 204
House Servant 164
Dress Maker 150
Servant 133
House Keeper 118
Laundress 93
Carter 87
Silk Weaver 65
Cotton Factory Worker 62
Carpenter 61
General Servant 60
Shoe Maker 60
Blacksmith 60
Tailor 55
House Maid 43
Cotton Spinner 42
Stone Mason 41
Farm Labourer 41
Nurse 40
Farmer 39
Grocer 38

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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