| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 19 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 4 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 9 |
| Essex | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 42 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 3 |
| London | 8 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 19 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 8 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 2 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 35 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 11 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 22 |
| Bricklayer | 2 |
| House Painter | 2 |
| Schoolgirl | 2 |
| Weaver | 2 |
| Railway Clerk | 2 |
| Reitred Butcher | 2 |
| Building Labourer | 1 |
| Building Labourer (bricklayer) | 1 |
| Fireman | 1 |
| House Painters Labourer | 1 |
| No Ounpation | 1 |
| Pramcar Driver | 1 |
| Actor & Jaier | 1 |
| Back Henter Cotton Frame Wring | 1 |
| Bormake Mater | 1 |
| Cotton Lactou | 1 |
| Doffer Cotton Ring Frames | 1 |
| Draughtsman | 1 |
| Gardiner In Tarpes | 1 |
| General (domestic) | 1 |
| Apprentice Fitter | 1 |
| Coal Trimmer Hetton | 1 |
| Laundress | 1 |
| Tailor (maker) | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Perey | 27 |
| John Perey | 22 |
| William Perey | 22 |
| Elizabeth Perey | 19 |
| Thomas Perey | 16 |
| Sarah Perey | 14 |
| James Perey | 11 |
| Annie Perey | 9 |
| Charles Perey | 9 |
| Ellen Perey | 9 |
| George Perey | 8 |
| Joseph Perey | 7 |
| Robert Perey | 7 |
| Edward Perey | 6 |
| Richard Perey | 6 |
| Emma Perey | 5 |
| Margaret Perey | 5 |
| Amy Perey | 4 |
| Ann Perey | 4 |
| Arthur Perey | 4 |
| Hannah Perey | 4 |
| Henry Perey | 4 |
| Isabella Perey | 4 |
| Albert Perey | 3 |
| Alfred Perey | 3 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perrey | 83% | 2,460 |
| 2 | Peary | 60% | 1,454 |
| 3 | Pearey | 83% | 994 |
| 4 | Pary | 60% | 910 |
| 5 | Pray | 60% | 699 |
| 6 | Pery | 80% | 608 |
| 7 | Parey | 80% | 565 |
| 8 | Perey | 100% | 385 |
| 9 | Porey | 80% | 352 |
| 10 | Prey | 80% | 260 |
| 11 | Pierey | 83% | 237 |
| 12 | Pury | 60% | 185 |
| 13 | Pryee | 40% | 167 |
| 14 | Opray | 40% | 161 |
| 15 | Pry | 60% | 143 |
| 16 | Peery | 60% | 133 |
| 17 | Oprey | 60% | 114 |
| 18 | Purey | 80% | 111 |
The surname Perey is the 8th most popular variant of Perrey.