Story Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Story Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Story family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 82
Female Servant 74
Independent 53
Farmer 40
Male Servant 33
Labourer 27
Shoe Maker 16
Weaver 16
Tailor 15
Coal Miner 14
Dress Maker 10
Joiner 10
Apprentice 10
Ag Labourer 9
Cotton Weaver 8
Mariner 7
Carpenter 7
Independant 6
Painter 6
Servant 6
Publican 5
Engineer 5
Blacksmith 5
Fisher Man 5
Weaver Linen 5

Story Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Storey 83% 50,973
2 Story 100% 13,898
3 Storry 83% 1,713
4 Stray 60% 1,612
5 Starey 67% 793
6 Storrie 57% 320
7 Storie 67% 226
8 Stary 80% 197
9 Storrey 71% 184

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The surname Story is the 2nd most popular variant of Storey.

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