Percy Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Percy Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Percy family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 583
Agricultural Labourer 53
General Labourer 52
Domestic Servant 43
Coal Miner 43
Dress Maker 36
Living On Own Means 36
Laundress 29
General Servant 28
General Servant Domestic 28
Blacksmith 24
Labourer 24
Living On Her Own Means 19
Farmer 17
Carpenter 17
Farm Labourer 15
Tailor 14
General Domestic Servant 13
Cook Domestic Servant 13
Clerk 13
House Keeper 12
Assistant 12
Errand Boy 12
Joiner 12
Painter 11

Percy Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Percy 100% 22,008
2 Piercy 83% 7,350
3 Pearcy 83% 4,501
4 Pursey 50% 4,265
5 Pearcey 71% 3,880
6 Percey 83% 2,583
7 Piercey 71% 1,932
8 Pracy 60% 927
9 Pearsey 57% 721
10 Persey 67% 533
11 Purcey 67% 519
12 Parcy 80% 320
13 Purssey 43% 272
14 Parcey 67% 199
15 Pracey 50% 179
16 Purcy 80% 167
17 Persy 80% 143
18 Peircy 83% 120

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The surname Percy is the most popular version of all its varients

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