Defty Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Defty Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Defty family

Profession Census Frequency
Coal Miner Hewer 7
Coal Hewer 2
Black Smith 1
Braking Engine Below Ground 1
Cartman Glassworks Carm 1
Coal Hewer Below Ground 1
Coal Miner Putter Below Ground 1
Coal Miner C Hewer 1
Coal Miner Driver Boy C Below 1
Coal Miner Shifter Below Ground 1
Colliery Deputy Overman Below Ground 1
Colliery Putter Below Ground 1
Confectioner General Dealer 1
Cook Domestic 1
Driver Coal Mine 1
Hewer In Coal Mine 1
Insurance Boy"s Clerk 1
Miner Coal Hewer 1
No Employment 1
Putter Coal Mine 1
Angle Blacksmith 1
Clothier Assistant 1
Furnace Stoker At Collier 1
Ladiesmaid 1
Mariner Engineer 1

Defty Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dufty 80% 1,891
2 Defty 100% 715

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The surname Defty is the 2nd most popular variant of Dufty.

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