Forey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Forey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Forey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 42
Coal Miner 4
Labourer 3
Domestic Servant 3
Dress Maker 3
Nil 3
At School 3
Gardener 2
Living On Her Own Means 2
Laundress 2
Living On Own Means 2
Railway Porter 2
Coal Worker 2
Brass Finisher 2
Carter 2
Draper's Assistant 2
Tailor 2
Collier Cook 2
Farmer 1
Cotton Spinner 1
Slate Quarryman 1
Clerk 1
Farm Servant 1
Assistant 1
Brewers Foreman 1

Forey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fry 60% 64,455
2 Fray 60% 5,045
3 Fairey 67% 3,226
4 Farey 80% 3,204
5 Frey 80% 2,220
6 Fury 60% 1,740
7 Feary 40% 1,703
8 Forey 100% 1,347
9 Fairy 40% 1,032
10 Froy 60% 857
11 Frye 40% 853
12 Fearey 67% 622
13 Furey 80% 391
14 Fery 60% 359
15 Fary 60% 299
16 Fory 80% 254
17 Ferey 80% 181
18 Feiry 40% 129
19 Furay 60% 116

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The surname Forey is the 8th most popular variant of Fry.

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