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 1,203
Coal Miner 199
General Labourer 98
Dress Maker 79
Domestic Servant 71
Agricultural Labourer 65
Farmer 62
Labourer 51
Living On Own Means 46
Living On Her Own Means 45
Cotton Weaver 40
General Servant Domestic 31
Tailor 30
General Servant 29
Farm Servant 29
Fisherman 29
Joiner 26
Farm Labourer 26
Clerk 24
Blacksmith 22
Errand Boy 17
Butcher 17
Stone Mason 17
General Domestic Servant 16
Painter 16

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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