Persey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Persey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Persey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 5
Farm Labourer 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Annuitant 1
Childs Maid 1
Factory Lab 1
General Labourer 1
General Servant 1
Midwife 1
Shoe Maker 1
Shoemaker 1
Tailor 1
Bottle Maker 1
House Servant 1
Pupil Teacher 1
Coal Miner 1
Salmon Fisher 1
Bright Smith 1
Cord Wainer 1
Daur Of Above 1
Dress Maker 1
Farmer Of 115 Acres Employing 4 Labourer 1 Boy 1
Son Of Above 1
Wife Of Above 1
House Maid 1

Persey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Percy 67% 22,008
2 Pursey 83% 4,265
3 Pearcey 71% 3,880
4 Parsey 83% 1,339
5 Pearsey 86% 721
6 Persey 100% 533
7 Purcey 67% 519
8 Purssey 71% 272
9 Purcy 50% 167
10 Persy 83% 143
11 Poorsey 71% 105

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The surname Persey is the 6th most popular variant of Percy.

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