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 6
Silk Weaver 3
Clerk 3
Labourer 2
Cotton Weaver 2
Silk Enterer 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Domestic Servant 1
Farmer & Inn Keeper 1
Farmer & Seedsman Employing 5 Labourer 140 Acres 1
Farmers Daur 1
Farmers Son 1
Retired Farmer 1
Widow Of The Persey Farmer Employing 2 Laboures 1 1
House Keeper 1
Iron Monger Assistant 1
Labourer At Iron Works 1
General Servant 1
Met Police Constable 1
Servant 1
Agricultural Labourer's Wife 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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