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
Cotton Weaver 503
General Labourer 312
Living On Own Means 265
Dress Maker 183
General Servant Domestic 154
Scholar 151
Farmer 133
Cook Domestic 122
Domestic Servant 106
Coal Miner Hewer 101
Cotton Spinner 84
Cotton Winder 77
Agricultural Labourer 72
Housemaid Domestic 71
Tailoress 71
Carpenter 68
Charwoman 67
Coal Miner 67
Laundress Wash 65
School 54
Coal Hewer 54
Woollen Weaver 54
Dock Labourer 53
Bricklayer 50
House Maid Domestic 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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