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 3,049
Agricultural Labourer 363
Labourer 359
Cotton Weaver 337
Coal Miner 203
Dress Maker 157
Domestic Servant 153
House Keeper 142
General Servant 132
Laundress 109
Servant 92
Carpenter 80
Annuitant 70
Farm Labourer 65
Woollen Weaver 59
Tailor 58
Gardener 57
Cotton Winder 57
Blacksmith 55
Farm Servant 55
Shoe Maker 50
Wife Of Above 49
Joiner 49
Cotton Spinner 48
Carter 48

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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