Plyer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Devon 2
Dorset 3
Gloucestershire 1
Hampshire 2
Hertfordshire 7
Hunts and Rutland 0
Somerset 26
Sussex 4
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 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
Durham 0
Essex 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Herefordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 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
Suffolk 0
Surrey 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Plyer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Plyer family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 3
Weaver 2
Independent 2
Lace Hand 2
Farmer 1
Labourer 1
Washer Woman 1
Shopkeeper 1
Male Servant 1
Coach Man 1
Carpenter 1
Cloth Weaver 1
Cotton Twist Labourer 1
Female Servant 1
Pupil 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Plyer

Name Census Frequency
William Plyer 24
George Plyer 20
Mary Plyer 20
Susan Plyer 15
James Plyer 14
Elizabeth Plyer 13
Sarah Plyer 12
Thomas Plyer 12
Emma Plyer 11
Hannah Plyer 11
Charles Plyer 10
Edwin Plyer 10
John Plyer 10
Samuel Plyer 10
Ann Plyer 9
Joseph Plyer 9
Annie Plyer 7
Arthur Plyer 6
Alice Plyer 5
Frederick Plyer 5
Henry Plyer 5
Jane Plyer 5
Martha Plyer 5
Robert Plyer 5
Albert Plyer 4

Plyer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Player 83% 8,151
2 Plyer 100% 380

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The surname Plyer is the 2nd most popular variant of Player.

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