| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 5 |
| Devon | 19 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 1 |
| Essex | 47 |
| Gloucestershire | 76 |
| Hampshire | 16 |
| Herefordshire | 62 |
| Hertfordshire | 6 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 3 |
| Lancashire | 24 |
| Leicestershire | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 179 |
| Middlesex | 71 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 2 |
| Northamptonshire | 34 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 33 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 18 |
| Sussex | 3 |
| Staffordshire | 70 |
| Warwickshire | 75 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 16 |
| Worcestershire | 4 |
| Yorkshire | 0 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 8 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 24 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 102 |
| Private Means | 12 |
| Farm Labourer | 7 |
| Clerk | 6 |
| None | 6 |
| Domestic Servant | 5 |
| House Painter | 5 |
| Laundress | 5 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 5 |
| Labourer | 5 |
| Charwoman | 4 |
| General Labourer | 4 |
| Carpenter | 3 |
| Coachman Domestic | 3 |
| Home Duties | 3 |
| Housekeeper | 3 |
| Scholar | 3 |
| At Home | 3 |
| Assisting In The Business | 3 |
| Bricklayer | 3 |
| Inn Keeper | 3 |
| Domestic General | 3 |
| Drapery Assistant | 3 |
| Groom | 3 |
| Clergyman (established Church) | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Preedy | 237 |
| Mary Preedy | 211 |
| George Preedy | 157 |
| Elizabeth Preedy | 148 |
| John Preedy | 147 |
| Thomas Preedy | 135 |
| Charles Preedy | 104 |
| Henry Preedy | 102 |
| Sarah Preedy | 93 |
| Joseph Preedy | 78 |
| Ellen Preedy | 73 |
| Eliza Preedy | 72 |
| Emma Preedy | 70 |
| James Preedy | 66 |
| Ann Preedy | 62 |
| Arthur Preedy | 62 |
| Emily Preedy | 61 |
| Annie Preedy | 56 |
| Edward Preedy | 56 |
| Alice Preedy | 53 |
| Frederick Preedy | 51 |
| Alfred Preedy | 44 |
| Jane Preedy | 39 |
| Hannah Preedy | 37 |
| Albert Preedy | 33 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdy | 50% | 11,570 |
| 2 | Preedy | 100% | 3,668 |
| 3 | Pardy | 50% | 2,760 |
| 4 | Priddy | 67% | 2,133 |
| 5 | Preddy | 83% | 2,082 |
| 6 | Purdey | 50% | 1,496 |
| 7 | Priday | 50% | 1,110 |
| 8 | Purday | 33% | 727 |
| 9 | Pardey | 50% | 679 |
| 10 | Pready | 83% | 451 |
| 11 | Prudy | 67% | 415 |
| 12 | Prady | 67% | 406 |
| 13 | Pruday | 50% | 388 |
| 14 | Pridey | 50% | 117 |
| 15 | Predy | 83% | 112 |
The surname Preedy is the 2nd most popular variant of Purdy.