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 3,577
Cotton Weaver 467
Coal Miner 318
General Labourer 280
Agricultural Labourer 239
Domestic Servant 166
Labourer 159
Dress Maker 147
Farmer 144
Living On Her Own Means 142
Living On Own Means 141
Laundress 106
General Servant 99
House Keeper 87
General Servant Domestic 83
Cotton Winder 76
Carpenter 74
Carter 62
Gardener 61
Clerk 61
Tailor 60
Cotton Spinner 60
Farm Labourer 59
Grocer 58
Cook Domestic Servant 53

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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