Pewsey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 1
Devon 4
Essex 2
Gloucestershire 2
Hampshire 10
Hunts and Rutland 0
Kent 12
London 22
Suffolk 4
Somerset 1
Surrey 4
Sussex 7
Wiltshire 1
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
Middlesex 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Shropshire 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Pewsey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pewsey family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 5
Female Servant 4
Carpenter 3
Independent 3
Laundress 1
Pauper Servant 1
Gardener 1
Soldier 1
Artist 1
Baker 1
Coffee Shop Keeper 1
Florist 1
Plasterer 1
Tailor 1
Bufs Maker 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Pewsey

Name Census Frequency
William Pewsey 51
Mary Pewsey 48
John Pewsey 29
Sarah Pewsey 24
Elizabeth Pewsey 23
Henry Pewsey 22
George Pewsey 21
Thomas Pewsey 20
Eliza Pewsey 18
James Pewsey 18
Ann Pewsey 14
Jane Pewsey 14
Alfred Pewsey 12
Charlotte Pewsey 11
Ellen Pewsey 11
Albert Pewsey 10
Charles Pewsey 9
Annie Pewsey 8
Harry Pewsey 7
Edward Pewsey 6
May Pewsey 6
Alice Pewsey 5
Catherine Pewsey 5
Clara Pewsey 5
Emma Pewsey 5

Pewsey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pawsey 83% 3,933
2 Pewsey 100% 608
3 Powsey 83% 203

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The surname Pewsey is the 2nd most popular variant of Pawsey.

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