Pye Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Pye Name Meaning: From middle english 'pie' (Magpie).This may have been applied as a nickname for a chatty or thievish character.

The surname is an English one of medieval origin.The name particularly as Pyer, may be a metonymic occupational surname for a baker or seller of pies,

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pye Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pye family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 325
Agricultural Labourer 91
Farm Labourer 57
House Servant 48
Labourer 46
At Home 39
Farmer 29
Servant 26
Dress Maker 21
House Keeper 21
Farm Servant 21
Laundress 20
Hand Loom Weaver Cotton 19
Farmers Son 18
Shoe Maker 13
Annuitant 12
Coal Miner 12
Hand Loom Weaver 12
Wife 10
Errand Boy 10
General Servant 10
Pauper 10
Cotton Weaver 10
Farmers Wife 10
Weaver 10

Pye Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pye 100% 31,170
2 Pay 33% 8,093
3 Paye 75% 2,072
4 Pie 67% 472
5 Peay 25% 141
6 Pae 67% 117
7 Payee 60% 106

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