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 4,395
Cotton Weaver 407
Agricultural Labourer 333
Coal Miner 309
General Labourer 247
Dress Maker 203
Labourer 191
Domestic Servant 173
Laundress 137
General Servant 133
House Keeper 109
Carpenter 91
Farm Labourer 83
Annuitant 80
Charwoman 76
General Servant Domestic 71
Joiner 58
Cotton Winder 57
Tailor 56
Cotton Spinner 56
No Occupation 54
Cotton Operative 54
Woollen Weaver 54
Carter 51
Servant 50

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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