Gurney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gurney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gurney family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 389
Agricultural Labourer 73
General Labourer 37
Living On Own Means 37
Living On Her Own Means 21
Domestic Servant 19
Labourer 19
Carpenter 18
Dress Maker 17
Farm Labourer 15
General Domestic Servant 15
Laundress 15
Farmer 14
Gardener 14
Clerk 12
Straw Plaiter 11
General Servant Domestic 10
General Servant 9
Tailor 9
House Keeper 8
Cook Domestic Servant 8
Shoe Maker 7
Baker 7
Dressmaker 7
Blacksmith 6

Gurney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gurney 100% 19,913
2 Garney 83% 2,874
3 Graney 67% 2,056
4 Gerney 83% 578
5 Greaney 57% 379
6 Greeney 57% 363
7 Gorney 83% 322
8 Grainey 57% 202
9 Greany 33% 194
10 Grany 50% 136
11 Greeny 50% 106

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The surname Gurney is the most popular version of all its varients

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