Bey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 9
Living On Her Own Means 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Green Grocer 2
Labourer 1
Coach Domestic Servant 1
Barber 1
Sanitary & Turkish Emtaseg 1
Seaman 1
Builder & Under Taker 1
Domestic Servant 1
Mineral Water Manufacturer 1
Painter & Compositor 1
Convent Duties 1
Engine Fitter 1
Bricklayer Labourer 1
Furniture Broker 1
General Labourer 1
Dress Maker 1
Royal Naval 1
Bricklayer 1
Worsted Spinner 1

Bey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bye 33% 11,887
2 Bay 67% 3,147
3 Boyee 40% 2,559
4 Abey 75% 895
5 Booy 50% 877
6 Boy 67% 844
7 Obey 75% 702
8 Boye 50% 444
9 Buy 67% 436
10 Eaby 25% 410
11 Baye 50% 264
12 Baiss 20% 254
13 Beay 75% 240
14 Bey 100% 195
15 Aby 33% 168
16 Aubey 60% 150
17 Boay 50% 128
18 Eby 33% 104
19 Bayee 40% 102

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The surname Bey is the 14th most popular variant of Bye.

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