Lawry Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lawry Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lawry family

Profession Census Frequency
Farmer 22
Tin Miner 10
General Labourer 9
Living On Own Means 9
General Servant Domestic 7
Dress Maker 5
Dressmaker 5
Charwoman 4
Ordinary Farm Labourer 4
Game Keeper 3
Coal Merchant 2
Solicitor 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Carpenter 2
Cattleman On Farm 2
China Clay Labourer 2
Clay Labourer 2
Farm Labourer 2
Fisherman 2
Granite Mason 2
House Keeper Domestic 2
Housekeeper 2
Regrator Hawk 2
Servant Domestic 2
Stone Breaker 2

Lawry Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lowery 67% 7,065
2 Lowry 80% 6,824
3 Lawry 100% 4,396
4 Lowrey 67% 3,463
5 Lowrie 50% 2,983
6 Lawrie 67% 2,891
7 Lewry 80% 1,491
8 Lawrey 83% 1,479
9 Lory 60% 1,183
10 Lorey 40% 706
11 Lawery 83% 393
12 Lewery 67% 352
13 Laury 80% 293
14 Lorry 60% 192
15 Laurey 67% 137

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The surname Lawry is the 3rd most popular variant of Lowery.

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