Dry Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dry Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dry family

Profession Census Frequency
School 79
Private Means 10
At Home 8
Bricklayer 8
Dressmaker 6
None 5
Domestic Servant 5
No Occupation 3
Farm Labourer 3
Weaver (cotton) 3
Old Age Pensioner 3
Labourer 3
Assisting In The Business 3
School Girl 3
General Labourer 3
Housekeeper 2
Labeler 2
Plumber 2
Charwoman 2
Laundry Maid 2
Recketts Factory 2
Shop Assistant 2
St Home 2
Builders Labourer 2
Sewing Machinist Tailoring 2

Dry Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dorey 60% 7,927
2 Dray 75% 5,882
3 Darey 60% 4,391
4 Dry 100% 4,160
5 Dury 75% 2,849
6 Deary 60% 2,393
7 Dary 75% 1,338
8 Dory 75% 811
9 Durey 60% 728
10 Dairy 60% 700
11 Deery 60% 336
12 Drye 75% 294
13 Droy 75% 183
14 Doury 60% 180
15 Dery 75% 171
16 Drey 75% 150
17 Daury 60% 134
18 Dearey 50% 113
19 Doorey 50% 113
20 Diery 60% 109
21 Odery 60% 104

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The surname Dry is the 4th most popular variant of Dorey.

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