Saye Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 18
Gloucestershire 1
Hampshire 4
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 8
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 5
London 7
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 1
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 3
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 3
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 3
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Saye Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Saye family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 10
General Laborer 3
Agricultural Labourer 2
Grocer 2
Carman 1
Fisherman 1
Domestic Servant 1
Living On Own Means 1
Fisher Man 1
Cigar Maker 1
Lace Maker 1
Servant Domestic 1
Foreman Painter & Paper Hanger 1
House Maid 1
Coaching Domestic Servant 1
Retired Laundress 1
Engine Driver 1
Stable Boy 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Saye

Name Census Frequency
Mary Saye 38
William Saye 37
John Saye 19
Elizabeth Saye 18
Emma Saye 14
Sarah Saye 13
Arthur Saye 12
George Saye 12
Henry Saye 12
James Saye 12
Thomas Saye 12
Frederick Saye 11
Ann Saye 10
Alice Saye 9
Ellen Saye 8
Florence Saye 8
Alfred Saye 7
Edith Saye 6
Emily Saye 6
Hannah Saye 6
Jane Saye 6
Martha Saye 6
Charles Saye 5
Joseph Saye 5
Louisa Saye 5

Saye Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Say 75% 5,992
2 Easey 40% 2,501
3 Easy 25% 2,098
4 Ousey 20% 1,156
5 Saye 100% 491
6 Sye 75% 468
7 Sey 50% 322
8 Seigh 20% 246
9 Osey 25% 210
10 Sayee 80% 123

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The surname Saye is the 5th most popular variant of Say.

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