Eye Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Eye Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Eye family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3
Tin Plate Worker 3
House Keeper 2
Labourer 2
Silk Spinner 2
Silk Winder 2
Farmers Daur 2
Servant 1
Iron Keeper 1
In Door 1
House Servant 1
House Agent 1
Piecer Cotton 1
Proprietor Of House 1
Sweeper In Cotton Mill 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Farmers Wife 1
Joint Famer 1
Annuitant 1
Laundress 1
Porter 1
Ag Lab 1
Cooper 1
Engraver 1
Warehouse Girl 1

Eye Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Yeo 33% 10,693
2 Eye 100% 481
3 Yea 33% 432
4 Yoe 33% 338
5 Youe 25% 184
6 Yee 33% 161
7 Iye 67% 131
8 Aye 67% 115

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The surname Eye is the 2nd most popular variant of Yeo.

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