Edey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 9
Cornwall 14
Derbyshire 5
Devon 10
Dorset 7
Essex 11
Glamorgan 4
Hampshire 9
Hunts and Rutland 7
Lancashire 5
Lincolnshire 1
London 18
Middlesex 2
Monmouthshire 5
Northamptonshire 12
Nottinghamshire 4
Oxfordshire 1
Suffolk 2
Somerset 9
Surrey 2
Staffordshire 3
Yorkshire 8
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cumberland 0
Denbighshire 0
Durham 0
Flintshire 0
Gloucestershire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Leicestershire 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Shropshire 0
Sussex 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0

Edey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Edey family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 9
Labourer 6
Female Servant 3
Butcher 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Independent 2
Male Servant 2
Tea Dealer 2
Carpenter 2
Milliner 2
Farmer 2
Dress Maker 2
Cordwainer 1
House Keeper 1
Victualler 1
Laundress 1
Cook 1
Dealer 1
Servant 1
Shoe M 1
Wheelwright 1
Excise Officer 1
Carpenter's Journeyman 1
Lunatic Patient 1
Cloth Dresser 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Edey

Name Census Frequency
Mary Edey 126
William Edey 121
John Edey 103
George Edey 76
Elizabeth Edey 74
James Edey 61
Sarah Edey 55
Thomas Edey 54
Ann Edey 51
Charles Edey 48
Eliza Edey 45
Alfred Edey 40
Joseph Edey 31
Alice Edey 30
Arthur Edey 29
Annie Edey 28
Ellen Edey 27
Emma Edey 27
Harry Edey 26
Jane Edey 26
Harriet Edey 24
Emily Edey 23
Caroline Edey 22
Charlotte Edey 22
Hannah Edey 20

Edey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Day 50% 209,871
2 Dye 25% 16,222
3 Eddy 75% 13,810
4 Adey 75% 6,886
5 Eady 50% 5,272
6 Doy 50% 2,588
7 Edey 100% 1,928
8 Dey 75% 1,818
9 Ody 50% 1,746
10 Eadie 40% 1,067
11 Udy 50% 1,027
12 Odey 75% 953
13 Edy 75% 927
14 Ady 50% 844
15 Eddie 40% 627
16 Adye 25% 589
17 Daye 25% 426
18 Oday 50% 387
19 Doye 25% 379
20 Eddey 80% 348
21 Edye 50% 314
22 Eadey 80% 209
23 Edie 50% 176
24 Eaddie 33% 170
25 Eudey 80% 163
26 Aday 50% 154
27 Aedy 50% 108
28 Duy 50% 108
29 Deay 50% 105

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The surname Edey is the 7th most popular variant of Day.

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