Obey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Obey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Obey family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 7
Independent 3
Labourer 3
Sawyer 2
Female Servant 1
Blacksmith 1
Brick Layer Journeyman 1
Ag Lab 1
Agent Labourer 1
Carpenter J 1
Cooper 1
P Female Servant 1
Fisher Man 1
Wool Comber 1
Fruit Seller 1
Male Servant 1

Obey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bye 25% 11,887
2 Bay 50% 3,147
3 Boyee 40% 2,559
4 Abey 75% 895
5 Booy 25% 877
6 Boy 50% 844
7 Obey 100% 702
8 Boye 25% 444
9 Buy 50% 436
10 Eaby 25% 410
11 Baye 25% 264
12 Beay 50% 240
13 Bey 75% 195
14 Aby 50% 168
15 Aubey 60% 150
16 Boay 25% 128
17 Eby 50% 104
18 Bayee 20% 102

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The surname Obey is the 7th most popular variant of Bye.

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