Pavey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pavey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pavey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 206
Agricultural Labourer 27
General Labourer 20
Labourer 11
Living On Own Means 11
Farmer 10
Domestic Servant 9
General Servant 9
Laundress 8
Cook Domestic Servant 7
Carpenter 7
Sawyer 6
Farm Labourer 6
General Servant Domestic 6
Nurse 6
Shoe Maker 6
Coal Miner 6
Blacksmith 5
Railway Porter 5
Lace Mender 5
Dress Maker 5
Tin Plate Doubler 5
Housemaid Domestic Servant 4
Tailor 4
Baker 4

Pavey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Povey 80% 13,481
2 Pavey 100% 9,487
3 Pavy 80% 792
4 Pevey 80% 104

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The surname Pavey is the 2nd most popular variant of Povey.

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