Overy Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Overy Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Overy family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 49
Silk Weaver 8
Annuitant 6
House Servant 6
Agricultural Labourer 5
Servant 5
Silk Winder 4
Farmers Son 4
Farm Labourer 4
Farmer 4
General Servant 3
House Keeper 3
Laundress 3
Sawyer 3
School Day & Sunday School 3
Labourer 2
Farmers Daur 2
Farmers Wife 2
Ag Lab 2
House Maid 2
Painters Sister 2
Pauper 2
Pauper Coachman 2
Wife 2
Assistant 2

Overy Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Avery 80% 35,453
2 Every 80% 4,386
3 Ivory 60% 4,125
4 Overy 100% 3,869
5 Varey 40% 2,420
6 Ivery 80% 1,365
7 Avory 60% 965
8 Verey 60% 929
9 Vary 60% 600
10 Veary 60% 447
11 Vearey 50% 332
12 Very 80% 227
13 Evry 60% 226
14 Avrey 40% 186
15 Averey 67% 179
16 Eavery 67% 171

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The surname Overy is the 4th most popular variant of Avery.

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