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
Coal Miner Hewer 110
General Labourer 91
Living On Own Means 79
General Servant Domestic 67
Dress Maker 60
Farmer 57
Scholar 48
Cotton Weaver 46
Domestic Servant 41
Cook Domestic 34
Housemaid Domestic 33
Dressmaker 29
Tailor 27
Coal Miner C Hewer 26
Stone Mason 25
Coal Miner 23
Joiner Carpenter 22
At School 21
House Maid Domestic 21
Agricultural Labourer 21
House Keeper Domestic 20
Fisherman 19
House Keeper 18
School 17
Railway Clerk 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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