Shy Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
Cambridgeshire
1
Hampshire
1
Hunts and Rutland
0
London
4
Oxfordshire
1
Suffolk
3
Somerset
4
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Buckinghamshire
0
Brecknockshire
0
Berkshire
0
Carnarvonshire
0
Cardiganshire
0
Channel Islands
0
Cheshire
0
Carmarthenshire
0
Cornwall
0
Cumberland
0
Derbyshire
0
Denbighshire
0
Devon
0
Dorset
0
Durham
0
Essex
0
Flintshire
0
Glamorgan
0
Gloucestershire
0
Herefordshire
0
Hertfordshire
0
Isle of Man
0
Kent
0
Lancashire
0
Leicestershire
0
Lincolnshire
0
Middlesex
0
Merionethshire
0
Montgomeryshire
0
Monmouthshire
0
Northumberland
0
Norfolk
0
Northamptonshire
0
Nottinghamshire
0
Pembrokeshire
0
Radnorshire
0
Shropshire
0
Surrey
0
Sussex
0
Staffordshire
0
Warwickshire
0
Westmorland
0
Wiltshire
0
Worcestershire
0
Yorkshire
0
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Shy Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Shy family
Profession
Census Frequency
Labourer
2
Thatcher
1
Female Servant
1
Silk Maker
1
Tailoress
1
Male Servant
1
Manufacturer & Factory Thread
1
Inmate
1
Most Frequent Forenames for Shy
Shy Surname Variants Ranking
Rank
Surname
Match
Census Frequency
1
Shay
75%
2,312
2
Ashey
60%
390
3
Shey
75%
180
4
Shy
100%
118
Did you know?
The surname Shy is the
4th most popular variant of Shay.