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.
Discover how your Berry ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 62 |
| Buckinghamshire | 69 |
| Berkshire | 83 |
| Cambridgeshire | 128 |
| Channel Islands | 50 |
| Cheshire | 272 |
| Cornwall | 87 |
| Cumberland | 31 |
| Derbyshire | 82 |
| Devon | 874 |
| Dorset | 19 |
| Durham | 105 |
| Essex | 136 |
| Gloucestershire | 323 |
| Hampshire | 195 |
| Herefordshire | 31 |
| Hertfordshire | 120 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 55 |
| Isle of Man | 17 |
| Kent | 195 |
| Lancashire | 3,257 |
| Leicestershire | 143 |
| Lincolnshire | 190 |
| London | 1,670 |
| Middlesex | 84 |
| Northumberland | 42 |
| Norfolk | 203 |
| Northamptonshire | 84 |
| Nottinghamshire | 169 |
| Oxfordshire | 299 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 55 |
| Shropshire | 61 |
| Suffolk | 404 |
| Somerset | 216 |
| Surrey | 177 |
| Sussex | 279 |
| Staffordshire | 109 |
| Warwickshire | 372 |
| Westmorland | 65 |
| Wiltshire | 214 |
| Worcestershire | 123 |
| Yorkshire | 2,220 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 8 |
| Glamorgan | 33 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 43 |
| Pembrokeshire | 46 |
| Radnorshire | 24 |
| 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 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Berry | 10,751 |
| John Berry | 10,181 |
| William Berry | 10,011 |
| Elizabeth Berry | 6,620 |
| James Berry | 6,480 |
| Thomas Berry | 6,000 |
| Sarah Berry | 5,494 |
| George Berry | 4,643 |
| Ann Berry | 3,430 |
| Jane Berry | 2,956 |
| Alice Berry | 2,949 |
| Joseph Berry | 2,824 |
| Ellen Berry | 2,726 |
| Henry Berry | 2,679 |
| Charles Berry | 2,401 |
| Annie Berry | 2,085 |
| Margaret Berry | 2,062 |
| Eliza Berry | 2,003 |
| Emma Berry | 1,985 |
| Robert Berry | 1,960 |
| Hannah Berry | 1,924 |
| Richard Berry | 1,730 |
| Martha Berry | 1,677 |
| Edward Berry | 1,616 |
| Alfred Berry | 1,575 |
| 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 |
The surname Berry is the most popular version of all its varients