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
General Labourer 32
Agricultural Labourer 14
Farm Labourer 13
Living On Own Means 9
Gardener Domestic 8
Carman 7
Scholar 7
School 6
Cook Domestic 5
Dress Maker 5
House Maid Domestic 5
Carpenter 4
Charwoman 4
Farmer 4
General Servant Domestic 4
Domestic Servant 3
Dressmaker 3
House Keeper Domestic 3
Labourer 3
Laundress Wash 3
Nurse Domestic 3
Parlourmaid Domestic 3
Horse Keeper 3
General Domestic 2
House Keeper 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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