Storey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Storey Name Meaning: Thought to have derived from the word 'storr' meaning large.

A nickname given to someone of a large build. May have also been an occupational name for someone who looked after oxen.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Storey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Storey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,490
Coal Miner 159
Agricultural Labourer 93
Labourer 77
General Labourer 72
Dress Maker 63
Domestic Servant 62
Annuitant 46
General Servant 44
Fisherman 40
Cotton Weaver 38
General Servant Domestic 32
House Keeper 26
Tailor 26
Joiner 25
Stone Mason 24
Laundress 21
Farm Labourer 20
Blacksmith 19
Farmers Son 19
Farmers Daughter 18
Charwoman 17
General Domestic Servant 17
Servant 17
Grocer 17

Storey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Storey 100% 50,973
2 Story 83% 13,898
3 Storry 83% 1,713
4 Stray 67% 1,612
5 Starey 83% 793
6 Storrie 57% 320
7 Storie 67% 226
8 Stary 67% 197
9 Storrey 86% 184

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The surname Storey is the most popular version of all its varients

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