Drye Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Drye Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Drye family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 13
Journeyman Baker 1
House Maid 1
Infant 1
Miller 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
House Servant 1
Gasfitter 1
Porter 1
Upholstress 1
Carpenter 1
Wife Of Above 1

Drye Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dorey 40% 7,927
2 Dray 50% 5,882
3 Darey 40% 4,391
4 Dry 75% 4,160
5 Dury 50% 2,849
6 Deary 40% 2,393
7 Dary 50% 1,338
8 Dory 50% 811
9 Durey 40% 728
10 Dairy 40% 700
11 Deery 40% 336
12 Drye 100% 294
13 Droy 50% 183
14 Doury 40% 180
15 Dery 50% 171
16 Drey 50% 150
17 Daury 40% 134
18 Dearey 33% 113
19 Doorey 33% 113
20 Diery 40% 109
21 Odery 40% 104

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The surname Drye is the 12th most popular variant of Dorey.

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