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 371
Coal Miner 45
Agricultural Labourer 31
General Labourer 22
Dress Maker 20
Domestic Servant 17
General Servant 17
Labourer 16
Farm Servant Indoor 16
General Servant Domestic 15
Farmers Son 14
Annuitant 11
Joiner 11
Farmer 10
Laundress 9
Painter 9
Farm Servant 9
Farmers Wife 7
House Keeper 7
Servant 6
Farmers Daughter 6
Butcher 6
Farm Labourer 6
Mason 5
Bricklayer 4

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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