Fairey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Fairey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Fairey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 83
Agricultural Labourer 16
Farmer 8
Dress Maker 6
Living On Own Means 6
Clerk 5
Laundress 5
Domestic Servant 5
Shoe Machinist 4
General Servant Domestic 3
Lace Maker 3
Joiner 3
Servant Domestic 3
Broad Maker 3
Carpenter 3
General Labourer 3
Labourer 3
Farm Servant 2
General Servant 2
Painter 2
Straw Hat Packer 2
Whitesmith 2
Bricklayer 2
Parcels Porter 2
Railway Labourer 2

Fairey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fry 50% 64,455
2 Ferry 50% 11,369
3 Fray 50% 5,045
4 Fairey 100% 3,226
5 Farey 83% 3,204
6 Frey 67% 2,220
7 Fury 50% 1,740
8 Feary 50% 1,703
9 Farry 67% 1,358
10 Forey 67% 1,347
11 Farrey 83% 1,301
12 Fairy 83% 1,032
13 Froy 50% 857
14 Frye 33% 853
15 Fearey 67% 622
16 Ferrie 33% 522
17 Ferrey 67% 423
18 Furey 67% 391
19 Fery 50% 359
20 Fary 67% 299
21 Fory 50% 254
22 Ferey 67% 181
23 Farrie 50% 154
24 Feiry 67% 129
25 Fairrie 57% 123
26 Furay 50% 116

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The surname Fairey is the 4th most popular variant of Fry.

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