Gorey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gorey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gorey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 37
Living On Her Own Means 6
Domestic Servant 4
Dress Maker 3
Fisherman 3
General Labourer 3
Farmer 2
Laundress 2
Tailor 2
Butcher 2
Grocer Assistant 2
Charwoman 2
Dressmakers Assistant 2
Waterside Labourer 2
Farm Labourer 1
Stokeman Self Engineman Department 1
Architect 1
Card Room Hand Cotton 1
Cotton Frame Tenter 1
Cotton Piecer 1
Dairy Maid 1
Flatest Plasterer 1
Gardener 1
Wash Ironer 1
House Maid 1

Gorey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gray 60% 210,083
2 Grey 80% 43,115
3 Geary 40% 15,928
4 Gary 60% 1,867
5 Garey 80% 1,488
6 Gorey 100% 1,122
7 Gury 60% 1,007
8 Gorry 80% 820
9 Gearey 67% 621
10 Gorrie 50% 495
11 Gery 60% 461
12 Greey 60% 212
13 Groy 60% 204
14 Gory 80% 200
15 Greay 60% 190
16 Gry 60% 123
17 Geory 60% 107

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The surname Gorey is the 6th most popular variant of Gray.

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