Geary Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Geary Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Geary family

Profession Census Frequency
School 323
Farm Labourer 20
General Labourer 19
General Servant (domestic) 17
None 17
Labourer 15
Private Means 15
Clerk 14
Shoe Clicker 13
Dressmaker 12
At Home 11
Domestic Servant 11
Dress Maker 11
House Keeper 10
Scholar 10
Coal Miner Hewer 10
Blacksmith 10
At School 9
Carpenter 9
School Girl 9
Assisting In The Business 9
Shoe Machinist 9
Housemaid (domestic) 8
Assisting In Business 8
Boot Machinist 8

Geary Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gray 60% 210,083
2 Grey 40% 43,115
3 Geary 100% 15,928
4 Gary 80% 1,867
5 Garey 60% 1,488
6 Gorey 40% 1,122
7 Gury 60% 1,007
8 Gearey 83% 621
9 Gery 80% 461
10 Greey 40% 212
11 Groy 40% 204
12 Gory 60% 200
13 Greay 60% 190
14 Gry 60% 123
15 Geory 80% 107

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The surname Geary is the 3rd most popular variant of Gray.

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