Rays Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Rays Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rays family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 5
Scholar 4
Farm Labourer 3
Glover 2
At Home 1
Blacksmith 1
Farmer's Daughter 1
Coachman 1
Painter & Glazier 1
Ag Laborer 1
Ag Laborer Wife 1
Servant 1

Rays Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rees 50% 200,374
2 Reys 75% 481
3 Royse 60% 440
4 Roys 75% 401
5 Royes 60% 358
6 Rays 100% 339
7 Rayes 80% 256
8 Rase 50% 254
9 Reyes 60% 227
10 Raise 60% 103
11 Res 50% 101

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The surname Rays is the 6th most popular variant of Rees.

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