Fearby Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Fearby Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Fearby family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 11
Farmers Daughter 2
Annuitant 1
Carpenter 1
Carpenters Wife 1
Chapel Keeper Of Wesleyan Contenary Chapel 1
Engine Driver Unemployed 1
Farm Servant Domestic 1
Farmer 127 Acres Employing 2 Boys 1
Farmer 402 Acres Employing 5 Labourer 34 Boys 1
Farmers Son 1
Farmers Wife 1
Formerly Shop Keeper 1
General Labourer 1
House Keeper Domestic 1
Labourer 1
Labourer's Wife 1
Plate Layer 1
Retired Farmer 1
Retired Trammer 1
School Mistress 1
Visitor 1
Ostler Huntsman 1
Kitchen Maid Domestic 1
Out Fitter & Dealer 1

Fearby Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Firby 67% 1,852
2 Furby 67% 1,700
3 Forby 67% 656
4 Fearby 100% 381
5 Farby 83% 344
6 Freeby 50% 174
7 Ferby 83% 120

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The surname Fearby is the 4th most popular variant of Firby.

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