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
Scholar 262
Agricultural Labourer 65
House Servant 45
Coal Miner 20
Labourer 20
At Home 19
Farm Labourer 17
Dress Maker 16
Pauper 14
Farm Servant 13
General Servant 12
Annuitant 11
Hand Loom Weaver Cotton 11
Farmers Son 10
House Keeper 10
Servant 9
Shoe Maker 9
Blacksmith 9
Farmer's Son 7
Wife Of Above 7
Scholar At Home 7
Wife 7
House Maid 6
Laundress 6
Farmers Daughter 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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