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
Living On Own Means 57
General Labourer 46
Scholar 39
Dress Maker 33
General Servant Domestic 31
Cook Domestic 28
Housemaid Domestic 19
Carpenter 17
House Maid Domestic 16
Farmer 16
Domestic Servant 15
Laundress Wash 15
House Keeper Domestic 14
Agricultural Labourer 14
Tailor 13
At School 12
Blacksmith 11
Plumber 10
Brick Layer 10
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 10
Butcher 9
Tailoress 9
Draper Assistant 8
Gardener Domestic 8
Black Smith 8

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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