Edy Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 5
Cambridgeshire 1
Channel Islands 1
Cornwall 4
Derbyshire 1
Essex 14
Glamorgan 10
Gloucestershire 25
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 4
Hertfordshire 1
Hunts and Rutland 7
Kent 6
Lincolnshire 3
London 30
Northamptonshire 4
Suffolk 5
Surrey 1
Sussex 4
Staffordshire 3
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Cheshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cumberland 0
Denbighshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Flintshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Middlesex 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Shropshire 0
Somerset 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Edy Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Edy family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 8
Female Servant 4
Carver 3
Male Servant 2
Grocer 2
Coal Miner 2
Labourer 2
Water Man 2
Cabinet Maker 2
Independent 2
Miller 1
Brick Layer 1
Mariner 1
Agri Labourer 1
Shaw Plaiter 1
Traveller 1
Farmer 1
Mangler 1
Sailor 1
Dealer 1
Clerk 1
Cordwainer 1
Fruits Maker 1
Boarder In School 1
Lead Miner 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Edy

Name Census Frequency
William Edy 66
John Edy 61
Mary Edy 60
Elizabeth Edy 52
George Edy 51
Thomas Edy 37
James Edy 31
Charles Edy 29
Sarah Edy 29
Ann Edy 23
Eliza Edy 22
Joseph Edy 20
Jane Edy 19
Alfred Edy 17
Emily Edy 15
Arthur Edy 14
Robert Edy 14
Florence Edy 12
Henry Edy 12
Edward Edy 11
Annie Edy 10
Charlotte Edy 10
Harriet Edy 10
Catherine Edy 9
Ellen Edy 9

Edy Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Day 33% 209,871
2 Dye 33% 16,222
3 Eddy 75% 13,810
4 Adey 50% 6,886
5 Eady 75% 5,272
6 Doy 33% 2,588
7 Edey 75% 1,928
8 Dey 33% 1,818
9 Ody 67% 1,746
10 Eadie 40% 1,067
11 Udy 67% 1,027
12 Odey 50% 953
13 Edy 100% 927
14 Ady 67% 844
15 Eddie 40% 627
16 Adye 50% 589
17 Daye 25% 426
18 Oday 50% 387
19 Doye 25% 379
20 Eddey 60% 348
21 Edye 75% 314
22 Eadey 60% 209
23 Edie 50% 176
24 Eaddie 33% 170
25 Eudey 60% 163
26 Aday 50% 154
27 Aedy 75% 108
28 Duy 33% 108
29 Deay 50% 105

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The surname Edy is the 13th most popular variant of Day.

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