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 497
Agricultural Labourer 118
Labourer 50
Cotton Weaver 37
House Servant 37
Coal Miner 29
Dress Maker 28
Carter 27
Servant 20
House Keeper 20
Farmers Wife 16
Farm Labourer 15
General Servant 13
House Maid 12
Laundress 12
Grocer 11
Farm Servant 11
Wife 11
Shoe Maker 11
Farmers Son 11
Farmer 10
Gardener 10
Carpenter 9
Silk Weaver 9
Wife Of Above 8

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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