Corey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Corey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Corey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 51
Bricklayer 7
Domestic Servant 6
Dress Maker 4
Agricultural Labourer 4
General Labourer 2
General Servant 2
Tailor 2
Iron Miner 2
Travelling Hawker 2
Labourer 2
Coal Miner 2
Domestic 2
Forage Corn Merchant 2
Pattern Maker 2
Baker Journeyman 2
Labourer At Iron Ore Mines 1
Plasterer 1
Private 4th Regiment Lancashire Militia 1
Major H M 1/22 Regient Army Off 1
Coachman 1
General Labourer (unemployed) 1
Stone Cracker 1
Farm Servant 1
Railway Guard 1

Corey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Carey 80% 33,680
2 Cory 80% 7,553
3 Cary 60% 7,229
4 Cray 60% 6,437
5 Corrie 50% 4,159
6 Corry 80% 3,872
7 Corey 100% 2,069
8 Curey 80% 461
9 Couroy 67% 375
10 Correy 83% 324
11 Cury 60% 285
12 Crye 40% 232
13 Acrey 60% 216
14 Crey 80% 179
15 Courey 83% 170
16 Croy 60% 158
17 Cry 60% 128
18 Craye 40% 125
19 Caray 60% 121
20 Coury 60% 116

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The surname Corey is the 7th most popular variant of Carey.

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