Roye Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Roye Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Roye family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 22
Domestic Servant 2
Mill Hand Artizan 2
Black Smith Out Of Employ 1
Engine Driver 1
Engineer 1
General Servant 1
House Keeper 1
Machinist 1
Milliner 1
Nurse Domestic Servant 1
Cotton Dealer Merchant Wife 1
General Labourer Unemployed 1
Saddler 1
Tailor 1
Wheelwright 1
Wife 1
Charwoman 1
Retired Shop Keeper 1
Agricultural Laborer 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Almswoman 1
Carter And Shop Keeper 1
Coal Agriculturalent 1
General Servant Domestic 1

Roye Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ray 50% 49,419
2 Reay 25% 18,029
3 Airey 20% 14,537
4 Rye 75% 10,238
5 Roy 75% 6,494
6 Rey 50% 2,428
7 Eary 0% 1,118
8 Raye 75% 1,019
9 Arey 25% 567
10 Roye 100% 532
11 Airy 0% 525
12 Ary 25% 408
13 Earey 20% 323
14 Urey 25% 238
15 Rauey 40% 179
16 Eray 25% 128
17 Royee 80% 124
18 Aray 25% 101

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The surname Roye is the 10th most popular variant of Ray.

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