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,
Discover how your Pye ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 22 |
| Cambridgeshire | 24 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 108 |
| Cornwall | 21 |
| Cumberland | 6 |
| Derbyshire | 13 |
| Devon | 31 |
| Dorset | 18 |
| Durham | 58 |
| Essex | 139 |
| Gloucestershire | 22 |
| Hampshire | 11 |
| Herefordshire | 39 |
| Hertfordshire | 3 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 51 |
| Lancashire | 1,708 |
| Leicestershire | 4 |
| Lincolnshire | 42 |
| London | 483 |
| Middlesex | 37 |
| Northumberland | 63 |
| Norfolk | 378 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 37 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 153 |
| Suffolk | 60 |
| Somerset | 7 |
| Surrey | 60 |
| Sussex | 11 |
| Staffordshire | 174 |
| Warwickshire | 71 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 22 |
| Worcestershire | 33 |
| Yorkshire | 254 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 11 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 10 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 822 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 90 |
| Cotton Weaver | 62 |
| Coal Miner | 50 |
| Labourer | 42 |
| Dress Maker | 40 |
| General Labourer | 40 |
| Domestic Servant | 31 |
| Farmers Son | 31 |
| General Servant | 29 |
| Farm Labourer | 23 |
| Farmers Daughter | 21 |
| Farmers Wife | 21 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 19 |
| General Servant Domestic | 18 |
| Laundress | 18 |
| House Keeper | 17 |
| Carter | 16 |
| Charwoman | 15 |
| Tailor | 15 |
| Cotton Operative | 14 |
| Gardener | 13 |
| Annuitant | 11 |
| Milliner | 11 |
| Carpenter | 10 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Pye | 2,149 |
| John Pye | 2,128 |
| Mary Pye | 2,079 |
| Elizabeth Pye | 1,432 |
| James Pye | 1,226 |
| Thomas Pye | 1,222 |
| George Pye | 1,037 |
| Sarah Pye | 875 |
| Ann Pye | 755 |
| Jane Pye | 735 |
| Alice Pye | 707 |
| Margaret Pye | 615 |
| Ellen Pye | 583 |
| Henry Pye | 567 |
| Richard Pye | 553 |
| Charles Pye | 470 |
| Joseph Pye | 466 |
| Edward Pye | 454 |
| Annie Pye | 415 |
| Robert Pye | 402 |
| Emma Pye | 385 |
| Martha Pye | 350 |
| Hannah Pye | 313 |
| Frederick Pye | 302 |
| Samuel Pye | 276 |