Dye Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dye Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dye family

Profession Census Frequency
School 287
Farm Labourer 37
Dressmaker 24
Labourer 24
Carpenter 20
General Labourer 20
General Servant (domestic) 19
None 19
Bricklayer 16
Domestic Servant 14
At School 11
Dock Labourer 11
Dress Maker 11
Private Means 11
Errand Boy 10
House Keeper 10
Laundress 10
Shop Assistant 10
Clerk 10
Scholar 9
Old Age Pensioner 9
Charwoman 8
Police Constable 8
Wheelwright 8
Labourer On Farm 8

Dye Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Day 33% 209,871
2 Dye 100% 16,222
3 Adey 25% 6,886
4 Eady 25% 5,272
5 Doy 33% 2,588
6 Edey 25% 1,928
7 Dey 33% 1,818
8 Ody 33% 1,746
9 Udy 33% 1,027
10 Odey 25% 953
11 Edy 33% 927
12 Ady 33% 844
13 Adye 75% 589
14 Daye 75% 426
15 Oday 25% 387
16 Doye 75% 379
17 Edye 75% 314
18 Eadey 20% 209
19 Eudey 20% 163
20 Die 67% 161
21 Aday 25% 154
22 Aedy 25% 108
23 Duy 33% 108
24 Deay 25% 105

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The surname Dye is the 2nd most popular variant of Day.

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