Gilbey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gilbey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gilbey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 142
Agricultural Labourer 38
Farm Labourer 13
General Servant 10
Labourer 9
Domestic Servant 8
Carman 6
Cook 6
Charwoman 5
General Labourer 5
Dress Maker 4
Wine Merchant 4
Agricultural Labourer Son 4
Corn Merchant 4
General Servant Domestic 3
No Occupation 3
Railway Porter 3
Agricultural Labourer Daughter 3
Barman 2
Boot Maker 2
Bricklayer 2
Carpenter 2
General Domestic Servant 2
Groom 2
Labourer Daughter 2

Gilbey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gilby 83% 7,643
2 Gilbey 100% 5,023
3 Golby 67% 4,211
4 Ogleby 33% 387
5 Gilboy 83% 362
6 Goalby 50% 272
7 Goleby 50% 156
8 Goulby 50% 155
9 Galby 67% 142
10 Golbey 83% 124

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The surname Gilbey is the 2nd most popular variant of Gilby.

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