Buy Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buy Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Buy family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 14
General Labourer 3
Boot Closer 1
Horse Hair Dresser 1
Labourer Coachmaker 1
Nil 1
Wife 1
Nurse S M S 1
Footman Domestic 1
Butcher 1
General Labourer Wife 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Shop Porter 1
Watch Maker Finisher 1
Laundress 1
Servant Domestic 1
Secretary To Co Operative Society 1
Prison Warden Actigan 1
Fitter 1

Buy 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 50% 895
5 Booy 50% 877
6 Boy 67% 844
7 Obey 50% 702
8 Boye 50% 444
9 Buy 100% 436
10 Eaby 25% 410
11 Baye 50% 264
12 Beay 50% 240
13 Bey 67% 195
14 Aby 33% 168
15 Aubey 40% 150
16 Boay 50% 128
17 Eby 33% 104
18 Bayee 40% 102

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The surname Buy is the 9th most popular variant of Bye.

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