Oatey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Oatey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Oatey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 6
Agricultural Labourer 4
Iron Smelting Labourer 2
Works On Copper Mine 2
Copper Miner 1
Copper Miner Widow 1
Employed On Tin Dressing 1
General Servant 1
Miner 1
Pattern Maker 1
Tin & Copper Miners Widow 1
Tin And Copper Miner 1
Works On Copper Mines 1
Grocer's Foreman 1
Butler 1

Oatey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Tye 20% 12,578
2 Toy 40% 8,095
3 Auty 40% 6,884
4 Toye 20% 2,438
5 Tay 40% 1,784
6 Atyeo 40% 533
7 Oatey 100% 451
8 Tey 60% 223
9 Autey 60% 195
10 Taye 40% 143
11 Toyee 20% 115

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The surname Oatey is the 7th most popular variant of Tye.

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