Morey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Morey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Morey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 168
General Labourer 19
Agricultural Labourer 19
Laundress 18
Carpenter 15
Dress Maker 15
Labourer 11
Domestic Servant 8
General Servant 7
Bricklayer 7
No Occupation 6
Brick Layer 6
General Domestic Servant 5
Joiner 5
School 5
Domestic Servant Cook 4
General Servant Domestic 4
Servant 4
Tailor 4
Annuitant 4
Clerk 3
Cook 3
Cook Domestic 3
Fisherman 3
Dressmaker 3

Morey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Emery 40% 45,607
2 Mary 60% 10,170
3 Morey 100% 7,690
4 Morrey 83% 5,443
5 Amery 40% 4,462
6 Moorey 83% 2,535
7 Emary 40% 1,344
8 Morry 80% 1,277
9 Emerey 67% 831
10 Amory 60% 523
11 Muray 60% 438
12 Marey 80% 418
13 Mery 60% 342
14 Mary Ann 25% 316
15 Imray 40% 257
16 Moory 60% 214
17 Meary 40% 186
18 Mawrey 67% 185
19 Moray 80% 155
20 Murey 80% 129
21 Mory 80% 128
22 Mury 60% 121

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The surname Morey is the 3rd most popular variant of Emery.

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