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
School 1,008
Coal Miner Hewer 147
Farm Labourer 71
General Servant (domestic) 59
At School 57
General Labourer 56
Labourer 53
At Home 49
Private Means 49
Dressmaker 47
Housekeeper 44
Farmer 44
Domestic Servant 35
Joiner 31
General Servant Domestic 28
None 28
Shop Assistant 28
Coal Miner (hewer) 28
Bricklayer 27
Cotton Weaver 27
Clerk 24
Railway Clerk 24
House Painter 24
Fisherman 23
House Keeper 21

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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