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 676
Cotton Weaver 76
General Labourer 68
Farmer 61
Agricultural Labourer 61
Coal Miner 53
Dress Maker 35
Labourer 26
General Servant Domestic 26
Living On Own Means 25
Domestic Servant 22
House Keeper 20
Living On Her Own Means 19
Carter 19
Gardener 17
Farm Labourer 17
General Servant 16
Laundress 16
Farm Servant 13
Tailoress 13
Cotton Spinner 13
Farmers Son 12
None 11
Grocer 11
Tailor 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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